Wenzel, George (0555189) - Revision history

Admin: Clarify museum roster and Dan Gross research sources

2026-09-01T01:45:38Z

Clarify museum roster and Dan Gross research sources

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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
	* Camp Ritchie ~~class roster~~ (~~classes~~ 1–31), ~~merged~~ research ~~file~~		* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
			* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
	* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)		* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
	* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)		* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
	* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2020-08-31 (1 post)		* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2020-08-31 (1 post)

Admin: Normalize nativity/religion; split arm of service from branch

2026-08-26T19:14:33Z

Normalize nativity/religion; split arm of service from branch

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	\|birth_year=1917		\|birth_year=1917
	\|death_year=1999		\|death_year=1999
	\|nativity=Ge		\|nativity=Germany
	\|ipw_ge=176		\|ipw_ge=176
	\|overseas=Y		\|overseas=Y

Admin: Rewrite Facebook biography as factual third-person prose

2026-08-26T13:07:04Z

Rewrite Facebook biography as factual third-person prose

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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	Nazi Millionaires tells the stories of German SS Officers who crammed trains, cars, and trucks full of gold, currency and jewels, and headed for the mountains of Austria as the war was coming to an end. Allied soldiers were determined to find the stolen loot, and they were successful in apprehending most of these men. Many of the Allied Investigators were with the Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC) and were German speaking. Some were Ritchie Boys, who obviously knew the language and had the skills to interrogate the SS Officers. Many of the CIC investigations did not identify the interrogators~~. I did find two instances where Ritchie Boys were named - Lieutenant [[Wenzel, George (0555189)\|George Wenzel]] and CIC Special Agent Robert Matteson~~.		Nazi Millionaires tells the stories of German SS Officers who crammed trains, cars, and trucks full of gold, currency and jewels, and headed for the mountains of Austria as the war was coming to an end. Allied soldiers were determined to find the stolen loot, and they were successful in apprehending most of these men.

			Many of the Allied Investigators were with the Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC) and were German speaking. Some were Ritchie Boys, who obviously knew the language and had the skills to interrogate the SS Officers. Many of the CIC investigations did not identify the interrogators.

	== Research notes ==		== Research notes ==

Admin: Link other Ritchie Boys named in Facebook bio/gallery captions

2026-08-26T12:45:31Z

Link other Ritchie Boys named in Facebook bio/gallery captions

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	<div class="soldier-lead">		<div class="soldier-lead">
	'''George Wenzel''' (1917–1999) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 17 and served with IPW Team 176.		'''[[Wenzel, George (0555189)\|George Wenzel]]''' (1917–1999) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 17 and served with IPW Team 176.
	</div>		</div>

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	Nazi Millionaires tells the stories of German SS Officers who crammed trains, cars, and trucks full of gold, currency and jewels, and headed for the mountains of Austria as the war was coming to an end. Allied soldiers were determined to find the stolen loot, and they were successful in apprehending most of these men. Many of the Allied Investigators were with the Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC) and were German speaking. Some were Ritchie Boys, who obviously knew the language and had the skills to interrogate the SS Officers. Many of the CIC investigations did not identify the interrogators. I did find two instances where Ritchie Boys were named - Lieutenant George Wenzel and CIC Special Agent Robert Matteson.		Nazi Millionaires tells the stories of German SS Officers who crammed trains, cars, and trucks full of gold, currency and jewels, and headed for the mountains of Austria as the war was coming to an end. Allied soldiers were determined to find the stolen loot, and they were successful in apprehending most of these men. Many of the Allied Investigators were with the Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC) and were German speaking. Some were Ritchie Boys, who obviously knew the language and had the skills to interrogate the SS Officers. Many of the CIC investigations did not identify the interrogators. I did find two instances where Ritchie Boys were named - Lieutenant [[Wenzel, George (0555189)\|George Wenzel]] and CIC Special Agent Robert Matteson.

	== Research notes ==		== Research notes ==

Admin: Publish Facebook post enrichment (lead/bio/fields/gallery)

2026-08-26T03:52:26Z

Publish Facebook post enrichment (lead/bio/fields/gallery)

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	\|class_number=17		\|class_number=17
	\|class_display=17		\|class_display=17
			\|photo=3461819590506604.jpg
	}}		}}

	<div class="soldier-lead">		<div class="soldier-lead">
	'''George Wenzel''' (~~1917–1999~~) was a ~~United States Army Private~~ who trained at [[Camp Ritchie~~]], Maryland,~~ in ~~[[Class~~ 17]].		'''George Wenzel''' (1917–1999) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 17 and served with IPW Team 176.
	</div>		</div>

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	~~''Add a biography~~, ~~family details~~, and ~~sources~~. ~~Click Edit~~ to ~~change this page; no account is required~~.''		Nazi Millionaires tells the stories of German SS Officers who crammed trains, cars, and trucks full of gold, currency and jewels, and headed for the mountains of Austria as the war was coming to an end. Allied soldiers were determined to find the stolen loot, and they were successful in apprehending most of these men. Many of the Allied Investigators were with the Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC) and were German speaking. Some were Ritchie Boys, who obviously knew the language and had the skills to interrogate the SS Officers. Many of the CIC investigations did not identify the interrogators. I did find two instances where Ritchie Boys were named - Lieutenant George Wenzel and CIC Special Agent Robert Matteson.

	== Research notes ==		== Research notes ==
	* Chief; CI Section		* Chief; CI Section

	~~== Gallery ==~~
	~~''After you are autoconfirmed, [[Special:Upload\|upload a photo]] and add <code><nowiki>[[File:Example.jpg\|thumb\|caption]]</nowiki></code> here, or set <code>\|photo=Example.jpg</code> in the infobox.''~~

	== Technical record ==		== Technical record ==
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	* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)		* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
	* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)		* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
			* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2020-08-31 (1 post)

Admin: Move opening paragraph onto page for visual editing

2026-08-20T13:42:03Z

Move opening paragraph onto page for visual editing

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	{{Soldier		{{Soldier
			\|lede_on_page=1
	\|asn=0555189		\|asn=0555189
	\|surname=Wenzel		\|surname=Wenzel
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	\|class_display=17		\|class_display=17
	}}		}}

			<div class="soldier-lead">
			'''George Wenzel''' (1917–1999) was a United States Army Private who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 17]].
			</div>

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==

Admin: Remove invalid assignment field

2026-08-20T04:36:28Z

Remove invalid assignment field

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	\|death_year=1999		\|death_year=1999
	\|nativity=Ge		\|nativity=Ge
	~~\|assignment=VI-892~~
	\|ipw_ge=176		\|ipw_ge=176
	\|overseas=Y		\|overseas=Y
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	* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)		* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
	* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)		* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)

Admin: Initial import

2026-08-18T02:00:00Z

Initial import

New page

{{Soldier
|asn=0555189
|surname=Wenzel
|first=George
|class_section=5B
|class_rank=Pvt
|birth_year=1917
|death_year=1999
|nativity=Ge
|assignment=VI-892
|ipw_ge=176
|overseas=Y
|rank_final=Pvt
|certificate=6686
|confidence=medium
|class_number=17
|class_display=17
}}

== Biography ==
''Add a biography, family details, and sources. Click Edit to change this page; no account is required.''

== Research notes ==
* Chief; CI Section

== Gallery ==
''After you are autoconfirmed, [[Special:Upload|upload a photo]] and add <code><nowiki>[[File:Example.jpg|thumb|caption]]</nowiki></code> here, or set <code>|photo=Example.jpg</code> in the infobox.''

== Technical record ==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|-
! Field !! Imported value
|-
| Approx Age at Death || 82
|-
| Class_ASN || 31378336
|-
| Class_Name || WENZEL, George
|-
| match_method || pass2_unique_name
|-
| row_source || both
|}

== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)