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'''Oscar Foster''' (born 1922) was a United States Army Private who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 10]]. Oscar enlisted at New York City, New York. | |||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Oscar completed one year of college. He worked in textile industry. On 10 August 1943, he became a naturalized citizen. | |||
== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
* Also Class 9 GerOB | * Also Class 9 GerOB | ||
* OB 33 | * OB 33 | ||
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== Timeline == | |||
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* Born 5 March 1922 in Austria as Oscar Feuer. | |||
* 10 August 1943 — Became naturalized citizen. | |||
* Assigned to OB Team 33 attached to 78th Infantry Division. | |||
* Promoted to M/Sgt. | |||
* Served with War Office and British Air Ministry. Interrogated key German POWs. Translated documents. Screened Germans civilians. | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* Camp Ritchie | * 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) | ||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Oscar Foster for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed) | |||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Foster, Oscar for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: OSCAR FOSTER.docx) | |||