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|death_date=7 September 2010

|birth_place=Chemnitz, German Empire (today Chemnitz, Germany)

|death_place=Charlottesville~~, Virginia, United States~~

|death_place=Charlottesville

|education=Wayne State University; Columbia University (BA)

|occupation=Chairman, Metromedia

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== Biography ==

John attended Economics from Columbia University, after getting a. He attended University, after getting a ‘double’ scholarship. ~~He worked at various jobs in Dallas and other cities.~~ On 15 April 1943, he returned to Camp Ritchie. He , John “The Metromedia Story” Newcomen Society if North America (1974). ~~When~~ his ~~father died in World War I~~, his. ~~When his father died~~ in. He world War I, his mother married Oscar Leitert and family moved to Scheinau.

Kluge was born in 1914 to a Presbyterian family in Chemnitz, Germany, and emigrated to the United States in 1922.

John attended Economics from Columbia University, after getting a. He attended University, after getting a ‘double’ scholarship.

On 15 April 1943, he returned to Camp Ritchie.

He , John “The Metromedia Story” Newcomen Society if North America (1974). John Werner Kluge (September 21, 1914September 7, 2010) was a German-American entrepreneur who became a television industry mogul in the United States. He had homes in New Rochelle, New York, Virginia and Palm Beach, Florida with his fourth wife, Maria Tussi Kluge, at the time of his death in 2010.

She took out $65 million in loans and mortgaged the mansion to finance production expansion and a related real-estate venture, but defaulted and declared bankruptcy in 2011. He worked at various jobs in Dallas and other cities. He world War I, his mother married Oscar Leitert and family moved to Scheinau.

He was the founder and chairman of Metromedia. At one time he was the richest person in the U.S. He was of Scots-Irish, English, and German heritage.

During World War II, Kluge served at the secret P.O. Kluge was a collector of contemporary Indigenous Australian art, and owned works by prominent artists including Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri. Kluge was married four times.

His first wife was Theodora Thomson Townsend, his second was Yolanda Galardo Zucco, his third was Patricia Maureen Rose, and his fourth was Maria Tussi Kuttner. Kluge had three children, Joseph (whom he adopted), Samantha (with Zucco) and John Jr. He also had three step children who remained a part of his life until his death: Diane, Jeannette Brophy and Peter Lockwood Townsend.

8, a Journal of the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona.

When his father died in World War I, his.

== Research notes ==

* Also Class 5 OB MIRS

* Metromedia owner; billionaire philanthropist

* Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides ([https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ij8PP9weF976Lb5_Ic4bFimcuAZzXRn3cHfNCk5nTdM source]).

== Technical record ==

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* ~~9/1942 As 2nd Lt~~, ~~assigned to head Army Transportation Unit~~ in ~~Aleutian Islands~~.

* Born 21 September 1914 in Chemnitz, Germany. When his father died in.

* 9/1942 ~~As 2nd Lt, assigned to head~~ Army ~~Transportation~~.

* 2 March 1942 — ? Enlisted in Army as Pvt (ASN 36169776).

* 15 April 1943 — Returned to Camp Ritchie.

* 7.

* 12 June 1943 — Graduated with Class 7 (IPW Ge).

* ~~Chemnitz~~, ~~Germany~~. ~~When his father died~~.

* September 1942 — As 2nd Lt, assigned to head Army Transportation Unit in Aleutian Islands.

* September 1942 — As 2nd Lt, assigned to head Army Transportation.

* Placed in charge of black engineer aviation unit in California.

* Placed in charge of black engineer aviation unit in.

* Promoted to Capt.

* Unit in Aleutian Islands.

* When his father died in World War I, his.

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* World War I, his mother married Oscar Leitert and family moved to Scheinau.

* mother married Oscar Leitert and family moved to Scheinau.

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 |death_date=7 September 2010
 |birth_place=Chemnitz, German Empire (today Chemnitz, Germany)
-|death_place=Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
+|death_place=Charlottesville
 |education=Wayne State University; Columbia University (BA)
 |occupation=Chairman, Metromedia
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 == Biography ==
-John attended Economics from Columbia University, after getting a. He attended University, after getting a ‘double’ scholarship. He worked at various jobs in Dallas and other cities. On 15 April 1943, he returned to Camp Ritchie. He , John “The Metromedia Story” Newcomen Society if North America (1974). When his father died in World War I, his. When his father died in. He world War I, his mother married Oscar Leitert and family moved to Scheinau.
+Kluge was born in 1914 to a Presbyterian family in Chemnitz, Germany, and emigrated to the United States in 1922.
+John attended Economics from Columbia University, after getting a. He attended University, after getting a ‘double’ scholarship.
+On 15 April 1943, he returned to Camp Ritchie.
+He , John “The Metromedia Story” Newcomen Society if North America (1974). John Werner Kluge (September 21, 1914September 7, 2010) was a German-American entrepreneur who became a television industry mogul in the United States. He had homes in New Rochelle, New York, Virginia and Palm Beach, Florida with his fourth wife, Maria Tussi Kluge, at the time of his death in 2010.
+She took out $65 million in loans and mortgaged the mansion to finance production expansion and a related real-estate venture, but defaulted and declared bankruptcy in 2011. He worked at various jobs in Dallas and other cities. He world War I, his mother married Oscar Leitert and family moved to Scheinau.
+He was the founder and chairman of Metromedia. At one time he was the richest person in the U.S. He was of Scots-Irish, English, and German heritage.
+During World War II, Kluge served at the secret P.O. Kluge was a collector of contemporary Indigenous Australian art, and owned works by prominent artists including Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri. Kluge was married four times.
+His first wife was Theodora Thomson Townsend, his second was Yolanda Galardo Zucco, his third was Patricia Maureen Rose, and his fourth was Maria Tussi Kuttner. Kluge had three children, Joseph (whom he adopted), Samantha (with Zucco) and John Jr. He also had three step children who remained a part of his life until his death: Diane, Jeannette Brophy and Peter Lockwood Townsend.
+, a Journal of the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona.
+When his father died in World War I, his.
 == Research notes ==
 * Also Class 5 OB MIRS
 * Metromedia owner; billionaire philanthropist
-* Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides ([https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ij8PP9weF976Lb5_Ic4bFimcuAZzXRn3cHfNCk5nTdM source]).
 == Technical record ==
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-* 9/1942 As 2nd Lt, assigned to head Army Transportation Unit in Aleutian Islands.
+* Born 21 September 1914 in Chemnitz, Germany. When his father died in.
-* 9/1942 As 2nd Lt, assigned to head Army Transportation.
+* 2 March 1942 — ? Enlisted in Army as Pvt (ASN 36169776).
 * 15 April 1943 — Returned to Camp Ritchie.
-* 7.
+* 12 June 1943 — Graduated with Class 7 (IPW Ge).
-* Chemnitz, Germany. When his father died.
+* September 1942 — As 2nd Lt, assigned to head Army Transportation Unit in Aleutian Islands.
+* September 1942 — As 2nd Lt, assigned to head Army Transportation.
 * Placed in charge of black engineer aviation unit in California.
 * Placed in charge of black engineer aviation unit in.
+* Promoted to Capt.
 * Unit in Aleutian Islands.
 * When his father died in World War I, his.
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 * World War I, his mother married Oscar Leitert and family moved to Scheinau.
 * mother married Oscar Leitert and family moved to Scheinau.
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