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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Alfred served as Counter intelligence agent to find Nazi officials. He was drafted when he was 17 or 18 - they pulled him out of school and he got his GED in the army. He spoke about interrogating germans and seeing the camps. He was with the Interrogation Prisoner of War team 6th Armored Division: interrogated German POW's and participated in counter- intelligence activities in seeking out and apprehending political prisoners." Below is a photo of Ritchie Boy [[Oppenheimer, Alfred (42073609)|Alfred Oppenheimer]] as well as a sketch of RB Oppenheimer done by a German POW! The were sent in by the late Ritchie Boy's son and daughter. He was with an Interrogation of Prisoners of War Team attached to the 6th Armored Division, and also served in the Counter-Intelligence Corp seeking out and aprohending political prisoners.
Alfred served as Counter intelligence agent to find Nazi officials. He was drafted when he was 17 or 18 - they pulled him out of school and he got his GED in the army. He spoke about interrogating germans and seeing the camps. The were sent in by the late Ritchie Boy's son and daughter. He was with an Interrogation of Prisoners of War Team attached to the 6th Armored Division, and also served in the Counter-Intelligence Corp seeking out and aprohending political prisoners.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
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* Born 2 March 1926 in Hamburg, Germany.
* See: “Combat History of the 6th Armored Division in ETO 18 July 1944 - 8 May 1945”.
* See: “Combat History of the 6th Armored Division in ETO 18 July 1944 - 8 May 1945”.
* 25.
* 29 January 1945 — Graduated with Class 25.
* Assigned to G-2 as part of 6th Armored Division (as Replacement ?).
* Assigned to G-2 as part of 6th Armored Division (as Replacement ?).
* Basic training with Field Artillery unit.
* Basic training with Field Artillery unit.
* Promoted to Pfc.
* See: “Super Sixth: The History of the 6th Armored Division in World War II" by George F.
* See: “Super Sixth: The History of the 6th Armored Division in World War II" by George F.
* Served as Counter intelligence agent to find Nazi officials.
* Served as Counter intelligence agent to find Nazi officials.