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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

|alias=John Werner Kluge

|known_for=Chairman, Metromedia

|arm_or_service=Transportation Corps

|rank_final=Col

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John ~~Werner~~ Kluge (~~{{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|l|uː|g|i|}}; September 21, 1914{{spaced ndash}}September 7, 2010~~) was a ~~German-American entrepreneur~~ who ~~became a television industry mogul~~ in ~~the United States. He was the founder and chairman of Metromedia. At one time he was the richest person in the U.S~~.

'''[[Kluge, John W. (01577435)|John W. Kluge]]''' (1914–2010) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 7.

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== Biography ==

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

~~The author~~, ~~Simona Tobia of the~~ University ~~College~~, London, describes the interrogation techniques that were taught in the UK and at Camp Ritchie, and how effective it was to use emigres from Germany and other AXIS occupied countries to gather human intelligence (HUMINT) by interrogating captured soldiers close to the fronts.

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

~~John Werner Kluge ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|l|uː|g|i|}}; September 21~~, 1914{{spaced ndash}}September 7, 2010) was a German-American entrepreneur who became a television industry mogul in the United States. I found this research study published in 2015 in Rubrica Contemporanea, Vol. He was the founder and chairman of Metromedia.

On 15 April 1943, he returned to Camp Ritchie.

~~At one time he~~ was ~~the richest person~~ in the U.~~S. 8~~, ~~a Journal of~~ the ~~Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona. Close Encounters: The Role~~ of ~~Culture~~ in ~~Interrogation and Questioning in the Second World War~~.

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.

~~The article provides some insights into~~ the ~~work of~~ a ~~couple of Ritchie Boys~~, ~~John Kluge~~ and ~~Gerd Miller (?)~~.

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]).

~~== Gallery ==~~

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== Timeline ==

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

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

* 15 April 1943 — Returned to Camp Ritchie.

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

* 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.

* When his father died in.

* 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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== Sources ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kluge Wikipedia: John Kluge]

* 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 2017-09-03 (1 post)

* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of John W. Kluge for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 2 source documents reviewed)

* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Kluge, John W. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 2 source files: JOHN W. KLUGE - 18.doc, JOHN W. KLUGE.doc)

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 |nativity=Germany
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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
 |alias=John Werner Kluge
+|known_for=Chairman, Metromedia
+|arm_or_service=Transportation Corps
+|rank_final=Col
 }}
 <div class="soldier-lead">
-John Werner Kluge ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|l|uː|g|i|}}; September 21, 1914{{spaced ndash}}September 7, 2010) was a German-American entrepreneur who became a television industry mogul in the United States. He was the founder and chairman of Metromedia. At one time he was the richest person in the U.S.
+'''[[Kluge, John W. (01577435)|John W. Kluge]]''' (1914–2010) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 7.
 </div>
 == Biography ==
+Kluge was born in 1914 to a Presbyterian family in Chemnitz, Germany, and emigrated to the United States in 1922.
-The author, Simona Tobia of the University College, London, describes the interrogation techniques that were taught in the UK and at Camp Ritchie, and how effective it was to use emigres from Germany and other AXIS occupied countries to gather human intelligence (HUMINT) by interrogating captured soldiers close to the fronts.
+John attended Economics from Columbia University, after getting a. He attended University, after getting a ‘double’ scholarship.
-John Werner Kluge ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|l|uː|g|i|}}; September 21, 1914{{spaced ndash}}September 7, 2010) was a German-American entrepreneur who became a television industry mogul in the United States. I found this research study published in 2015 in Rubrica Contemporanea, Vol. He was the founder and chairman of Metromedia.
+On 15 April 1943, he returned to Camp Ritchie.
-At one time he was the richest person in the U.S. 8, a Journal of the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona. Close Encounters: The Role of Culture in Interrogation and Questioning in the Second World War.
+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.
-The article provides some insights into the work of a couple of Ritchie Boys, John Kluge and Gerd Miller (?).
+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]).
-== Gallery ==
-<div class="soldier-gallery">
-<gallery mode="packed" heights="140px">
-1585017124853536.png
-</gallery>
-</div>
 == Technical record ==
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+== Timeline ==
+<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed soldier-timeline">
+<div class="soldier-timeline-body">
+* Born 21 September 1914 in Chemnitz, Germany. When his father died in.
+* 2 March 1942 — ? Enlisted in Army as Pvt (ASN 36169776).
+* 15 April 1943 — Returned to Camp Ritchie.
+* 12 June 1943 — Graduated with Class 7 (IPW Ge).
+* 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.
+* When his father died in.
+* World War I, his mother married Oscar Leitert and family moved to Scheinau.
+* mother married Oscar Leitert and family moved to Scheinau.
+</div>
+</div><div style="clear: both;"></div>
 == Sources ==
 * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kluge Wikipedia: John Kluge]
-* 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 2017-09-03 (1 post)
+* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of John W. Kluge for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 2 source documents reviewed)
+* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Kluge, John W. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 2 source files: JOHN W. KLUGE - 18.doc, JOHN W. KLUGE.doc)