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Eugene Fodor ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|oʊ|d|ər}}; October 14, 1905 &ndash; February 18, 1991) was a Hungarian-American writer of travel literature.
Eugene Fodor (October 14, 1905 &ndash; February 18, 1991) was a Hungarian-American writer of travel literature.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Fodor was born in Léva, Hungary (then Austria-Hungary; now Levice, Slovakia).


Eugene Fodor ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|oʊ|d|ər}}; October 14, 1905 &ndash; February 18, 1991) was a Hungarian-American writer of travel literature.
Eugene attended University of Grenoble.


Eugene Fodor (October 14, 1905 &ndash; February 18, 1991) was a Hungarian-American writer of travel literature. Believing that travel guides of his time were boring, he wrote a guide to Europe, On the Continent—The Entertaining Travel Annual, which was published in 1936 by Francis Aldor, Aldor Publications, London and was reprinted in 2011 by Random House as an e-book. Fodor joined the US Army in 1942 during World War II, and was transferred to the Office of Strategic Services, serving in Europe.
He married Vlasta Zobel, a Czech national, in 1948. He created Fodor Modern Guides, operating initially from Paris but moving to Connecticut in 1964. He lived there until his death in 1991.
He remained with CIA for ’12 to 15 years’. His spy status was kept a secret until nearly thirty years later, when it was revealed by E.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
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* 1st Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company
* 1st Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company
* OSS/CIA intelligence officer; Fodor’s travel guides
* OSS/CIA intelligence officer; Fodor’s travel guides
* Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides ([https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ij8PP9weF976Lb5_Ic4bFimcuAZzXRn3cHfNCk5nTdM source]).


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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== Timeline ==
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* Born 1905.
* 30 October 1944 — Joined OSS (R & A) for 2 years prior to transfer to SI Branch in summer of 1945.
* 30 October 1944 — Joined OSS (R & A) for 2 years prior to transfer to SI Branch summer 1945.
* Born 14 October 2005 in Hungary.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Fodor_(writer) Wikipedia: Eugene Fodor (writer)]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Fodor_(writer) Wikipedia: Eugene Fodor (writer)]
* 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)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Eugene Fodor for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 2 source documents reviewed)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Fodor, Eugene for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 2 source files: EUGENE FODOR.doc, EUGENE FODOR.docx)