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|first=Otto

|class_section=5F

|class_rank=~~Pfc~~

|class_rank=Private First Class

|birth_year=1908

|death_year=2002

|nativity=~~Chn~~

|nativity=China

|ipw_ge=34

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'''Otto Brickner''' (~~1908–2002~~) was a ~~United States Army Private First Class~~ who trained at [[Camp Ritchie~~]], Maryland,~~ in ~~[[Class~~ 10]].

'''[[Brickner, Otto (32762649)|Otto Brickner]]''' (1908–2002) was a Ritchie Boy (from Chn) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 10 and served with IPW Team 34.

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== Biography ==

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Otto Brickner (1908–2002) was a German-born Ritchie Boy who served overseas as a staff sergeant with IPW Team 34, 4th Infantry Division. Captain [[Bodlander, Walter V. (01176890)|Walter V. Bodlander]] led the team into battle on D-Day, 6 June 1944. Fellow team members included 2nd Lt. [[Kietzmann, Wilfred T. (01031568)|Wilfred T. Kietzmann]], M/Sgt Robert H. Sternberg, T/3 [[Gunzburg, Ernest M. (33522342)|Ernest Gunzburg]], and T/5 John H. Baer.

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== Technical record ==

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== 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)

* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)

* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-05-31 (1 post)

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 |first=Otto
 |class_section=5F
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 |birth_year=1908
 |death_year=2002
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+|nativity=China
 |ipw_ge=34
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-'''Otto Brickner''' (1908&ndash;2002) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 10]].
+'''[[Brickner, Otto (32762649)|Otto Brickner]]''' (1908–2002) was a Ritchie Boy (from Chn) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 10 and served with IPW Team 34.
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 == Biography ==
-''Add a biography, family details, and sources. Click Edit to change this page; no account is required.''
+Otto Brickner (1908–2002) was a German-born Ritchie Boy who served overseas as a staff sergeant with IPW Team 34, 4th Infantry Division. Captain [[Bodlander, Walter V. (01176890)|Walter V. Bodlander]] led the team into battle on D-Day, 6 June 1944. Fellow team members included 2nd Lt. [[Kietzmann, Wilfred T. (01031568)|Wilfred T. Kietzmann]], M/Sgt Robert H. Sternberg, T/3 [[Gunzburg, Ernest M. (33522342)|Ernest Gunzburg]], and T/5 John H. Baer.
 == Research notes ==
 ''No notes were in the source row. Add what you know.''
-== 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 ==
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 == 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)
 * 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
+* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-05-31 (1 post)