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== Biography ==

~~Married Christine (1920-2009)~~. ~~On 1930-1935~~, ~~he attended BA~~, University ~~of Paris~~ (~~Sorbonne~~). ~~He member~~ of ~~OB Team 6; this 3~~-~~man~~ team ~~consisted~~ of Lt. ~~In 1947, he attended PhD~~ University of Southern California. On 1956-1958~~, Intelligence Officer with CIA~~.

Max Oppenheimer Jr. was born on 27 July 1917 in New York. He spent his childhood in Hamburg, Germany, moved with his family to Paris at thirteen, and returned to the United States in 1935. He earned degrees from New York University and UCLA before entering the Army.

Oppenheimer graduated from Camp Ritchie (Class 9) on 18 August 1943 and became a master sergeant that October. Initially assigned to an order-of-battle team in England, he served in military intelligence from Utah Beach through France, Belgium, and Germany, participating in five campaigns and witnessing the liberation of the Nordhausen concentration camp and the meeting with Soviet forces on the Elbe. He rose from private to first lieutenant by 1945.

After earning a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California in 1947, Oppenheimer taught foreign languages at several universities. Recalled to the Pentagon during the Korean War, he served on the General Staff from 1951 to 1956 and as a CIA intelligence officer from 1956 to 1958. He retired from the State University of New York at Fredonia in 1976 as professor emeritus and died in 2014.

== Research notes ==

* Also Class 6 OB; See file

* OB 6

* Identity corrected to Max Oppenheimer Jr., ASN 39540698. The live page was re-read; the stale ASN 32611945 extract belongs to a different Max Oppenheimer and is not used.

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Oppenheimer_Max_Jr_39540698_portrait.png|Max Oppenheimer Jr. portrait (RB Archive)

Oppenheimer_Max_Jr_39540698_book_bio.png|Publisher biography page for Max Oppenheimer Jr., An Innocent Yank at Home Abroad (RB Archive)

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* ~~Married Christine (1920-2009)~~.

* 27 July 1917 — Born in New York.

* 1935-1941 ~~AB, NYU~~. ~~Translator for import/export company, including 1 year in France~~.

* 1922 — Living with his family in Hamburg, Germany.

* 9.

* 1930 — Moved with his family to Paris.

* ~~Initially assigned~~ to ~~an OB Team~~ in ~~England~~, ~~Oppenheimer later became~~.

* 1935 — Returned to the United States.

* 1941 — Earned a B.A. from New York University.

* 1942 — Earned an M.A. from UCLA.

* 18 August 1943 — Graduated from Camp Ritchie (Class 9).

* 26 October 1943 — Promoted to master sergeant.

* 1944–1945 — Served in military intelligence from Normandy through France, Belgium, and Germany; promoted to first lieutenant.

* 1947 — Earned a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California.

* 1951–1956 — Served on the Army General Staff at the Pentagon.

* 1956–1958 — Served as a CIA intelligence officer.

* 1976 — Retired from SUNY Fredonia as professor emeritus.

* 2014 — Died.

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== Sources ==

* [[:File:Oppenheimer_Max_Jr_39540698_book_bio.png|Publisher biography page for Max Oppenheimer Jr., An Innocent Yank at Home Abroad (RB Archive)]]

* [[:File:Oppenheimer_Max_Jr_39540698_portrait.png|Max Oppenheimer Jr. portrait (RB Archive)]]

* RB Archive publisher biography for ''An Innocent Yank at Home Abroad''

* [https://archive.org/details/innocentyankatho0000oppe Max Oppenheimer Jr., ''An Innocent Yank at Home Abroad'']

* 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

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 == Biography ==
-Married Christine (1920-2009). On 1930-1935, he attended BA, University of Paris (Sorbonne). He member of OB Team 6; this 3-man team consisted of Lt. In 1947, he attended PhD University of Southern California. On 1956-1958, Intelligence Officer with CIA.
+Max Oppenheimer Jr. was born on 27 July 1917 in New York. He spent his childhood in Hamburg, Germany, moved with his family to Paris at thirteen, and returned to the United States in 1935. He earned degrees from New York University and UCLA before entering the Army.
+Oppenheimer graduated from Camp Ritchie (Class 9) on 18 August 1943 and became a master sergeant that October. Initially assigned to an order-of-battle team in England, he served in military intelligence from Utah Beach through France, Belgium, and Germany, participating in five campaigns and witnessing the liberation of the Nordhausen concentration camp and the meeting with Soviet forces on the Elbe. He rose from private to first lieutenant by 1945.
+After earning a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California in 1947, Oppenheimer taught foreign languages at several universities. Recalled to the Pentagon during the Korean War, he served on the General Staff from 1951 to 1956 and as a CIA intelligence officer from 1956 to 1958. He retired from the State University of New York at Fredonia in 1976 as professor emeritus and died in 2014.
 == Research notes ==
 * Also Class 6 OB; See file
 * OB 6
+* Identity corrected to Max Oppenheimer Jr., ASN 39540698. The live page was re-read; the stale ASN 32611945 extract belongs to a different Max Oppenheimer and is not used.
 == Gallery ==
-''After you are autoconfirmed, [[Special:Upload|upload a photo]] and add <code><nowiki>[[File:Example.jpg|thumb|caption]]</nowiki></code> here, or set <code>|photo=Example.jpg</code> in the infobox.''
+<div class="soldier-gallery">
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="140px">
+Oppenheimer_Max_Jr_39540698_portrait.png|Max Oppenheimer Jr. portrait (RB Archive)
+Oppenheimer_Max_Jr_39540698_book_bio.png|Publisher biography page for Max Oppenheimer Jr., An Innocent Yank at Home Abroad (RB Archive)
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-* Married Christine (1920-2009).
+* 27 July 1917 — Born in New York.
-* 1935-1941 AB, NYU. Translator for import/export company, including 1 year in France.
+* 1922 — Living with his family in Hamburg, Germany.
-* 9.
+* 1930 — Moved with his family to Paris.
-* Initially assigned to an OB Team in England, Oppenheimer later became.
+* 1935 — Returned to the United States.
+* 1941 — Earned a B.A. from New York University.
+* 1942 — Earned an M.A. from UCLA.
+* 18 August 1943 — Graduated from Camp Ritchie (Class 9).
+* 26 October 1943 — Promoted to master sergeant.
+* 1944–1945 — Served in military intelligence from Normandy through France, Belgium, and Germany; promoted to first lieutenant.
+* 1947 — Earned a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California.
+* 1951–1956 — Served on the Army General Staff at the Pentagon.
+* 1956–1958 — Served as a CIA intelligence officer.
+* 1976 — Retired from SUNY Fredonia as professor emeritus.
+* 2014 — Died.
 </div>
 </div><div style="clear: both;"></div>
 == Sources ==
+* [[:File:Oppenheimer_Max_Jr_39540698_book_bio.png|Publisher biography page for Max Oppenheimer Jr., An Innocent Yank at Home Abroad (RB Archive)]]
+* [[:File:Oppenheimer_Max_Jr_39540698_portrait.png|Max Oppenheimer Jr. portrait (RB Archive)]]
+* RB Archive publisher biography for ''An Innocent Yank at Home Abroad''
+* [https://archive.org/details/innocentyankatho0000oppe Max Oppenheimer Jr., ''An Innocent Yank at Home Abroad'']
 * 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