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|death_year=2023

|birth_place=Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

|death_place=Princeton, New Jersey~~, U.S.~~

|death_place=Princeton, New Jersey

|occupation=Historian

|known_for=Modern European history; Holocaust and diplomatic history

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== Biography ==

Arno Joseph Mayer (19 ~~June~~ 1926 – 18 ~~December~~ 2023) was a ~~Luxembourg~~-born American historian who specialized in modern Europe, diplomatic history, and the Holocaust. He was the Dayton-Stockton Professor of History at Princeton University. ~~He trained~~ at ~~Camp Ritchie in class 29 and enlisted from~~ New York City.

Arno Joseph Mayer (June 19, 1926 – December 18, 2023) was a Luxembourgish-born American historian who specialized in modern Europe, diplomatic history, and the Holocaust. Mayer was born into a middle-class family in Luxembourg City on June 19, 1926. In 1943, Mayer graduated High School in NYC. Arno worked as clerk in office. His dissertation, “The Politics of Allied War Aims,” was written under the supervision of Hajo Holborn, the eminent historian. He was professor at Wesleyan University (1952–53), Brandeis University (1954–58) and Harvard University (1958–61). He taught at Princeton University beginning in 1961. He was the Dayton-Stockton Professor of History at Princeton University. Roster notes also show enlisted at New York City New York; education listed as 4 years of high school. Mayer died in Princeton on December 18, 2023, at the age of 97.

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~~The timeline research also records 1943 Graduated High School~~ in ~~NYC. 9 to 10/1945 At Fort Strong MA~~, ~~served as Morale Officer for Wernher von Braun. Worked as clerk in office~~.

== Research notes ==

* Ft Hunt ~~6/9/45~~

* Ft Hunt

* 1926-A

* Professor Emeritus, Princeton; Marxist historian

* Professor Emeritus, Princeton

* Author, "Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?"

* Marxist historian

* Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides ([https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1EWiegWT3PMxAFXS7MZLxFFLMZg0265GK5_Axp_XnzWM source]).

* Author,

* Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?

== Gallery ==

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* 6/19/1926 ~~Born~~ in Luxembourg~~. Religion: Hebrew.~~

* Born 19 June 1926 in Luxembourg.

* 4/13/1945 Started Class 29 Section 5A (IPW Ge).

* 9 June 1945 — Assigned (X-1482) to temporary duty at Fort Hunt.

* 6/9/1945 Assigned (X-1482) to temporary duty at Fort Hunt.

* March 1945 — Assigned to Camp Ritchie. Languages: French, German, Luxembourgian.

* 3/1945 Assigned to Camp Ritchie. Languages: French, German, Luxembourgian.

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 |death_year=2023
 |birth_place=Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
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+|death_place=Princeton, New Jersey
 |occupation=Historian
 |known_for=Modern European history; Holocaust and diplomatic history
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 == Biography ==
-Arno Joseph Mayer (19 June 1926 – 18 December 2023) was a Luxembourg-born American historian who specialized in modern Europe, diplomatic history, and the Holocaust. He was the Dayton-Stockton Professor of History at Princeton University. He trained at Camp Ritchie in class 29 and enlisted from New York City.
+Arno Joseph Mayer (June 19, 1926 – December 18, 2023) was a Luxembourgish-born American historian who specialized in modern Europe, diplomatic history, and the Holocaust. Mayer was born into a middle-class family in Luxembourg City on June 19, 1926. In 1943, Mayer graduated High School in NYC. Arno worked as clerk in office. His dissertation, “The Politics of Allied War Aims,” was written under the supervision of Hajo Holborn, the eminent historian. He was professor at Wesleyan University (1952–53), Brandeis University (1954–58) and Harvard University (1958–61). He taught at Princeton University beginning in 1961. He was the Dayton-Stockton Professor of History at Princeton University. Roster notes also show enlisted at New York City New York; education listed as 4 years of high school. Mayer died in Princeton on December 18, 2023, at the age of 97.
-<!-- Dan Gross timeline enrichment -->
-The timeline research also records 1943 Graduated High School in NYC. 9 to 10/1945 At Fort Strong MA, served as Morale Officer for Wernher von Braun. Worked as clerk in office.
 == Research notes ==
-* Ft Hunt 6/9/45
+* Ft Hunt
 * 1926-A
-* Professor Emeritus, Princeton; Marxist historian
+* Professor Emeritus, Princeton
-* Author, "Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?"
+* Marxist historian
-* Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides ([https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1EWiegWT3PMxAFXS7MZLxFFLMZg0265GK5_Axp_XnzWM source]).
+* Author,
+* Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?
 == Gallery ==
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-* 6/19/1926 Born in Luxembourg. Religion: Hebrew.
+* Born 19 June 1926 in Luxembourg.
-* 4/13/1945 Started Class 29 Section 5A (IPW Ge).
+* 9 June 1945 — Assigned (X-1482) to temporary duty at Fort Hunt.
-* 6/9/1945 Assigned (X-1482) to temporary duty at Fort Hunt.
+* March 1945 — Assigned to Camp Ritchie. Languages: French, German, Luxembourgian.
-* 3/1945 Assigned to Camp Ritchie. Languages: French, German, Luxembourgian.
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