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'''Paul Fairbrook''' (~~ASN 32709209~~) was a Ritchie Boy ~~(from Germany; Jewish)~~ who ~~trained~~ at ~~Camp Ritchie in class 7~~.

'''[[Fairbrook, Paul (32709209)|Paul Fairbrook]]''' (21 August 1923 – 2 October 2023), born Paul Schoenbach in Berlin, was a [[Class 7]] Ritchie Boy who worked at Fort Hunt’s P.O. Box 1142 on the German Army order of battle and later led university food-service programs.

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== Biography ==

Paul Fairbrook was born Paul Schoenbach on 21 August 1923 in Berlin, Germany, the son of banker Alvin James Schoenbach and Lotte Schoenbach. Facing Nazi restrictions on Jewish schooling, the family moved to Palestine in 1933. In 1937, while traveling through Germany toward a U.S. consul in Amsterdam, German authorities ordered them out within twenty-four hours; Fairbrook’s father secured entry papers by showing He could support the family with a valuable stamp collection. The family took the English form of their name after arriving in the United States.

Drafted in January 1943, Fairbrook took basic training at Fort McClellan, Alabama, then trained at [[Camp Ritchie]] in [[Class 7]] because of his German and French. He was naturalized on 20 May 1943 and graduated as a corporal on 12 June 1943. Assigned to the Military Intelligence Research Section at Fort Hunt, Virginia (P.O. Box 1142), He analyzed Afrika Korps documents and helped produce the U.S. Army’s ''Order of Battle of the German Army''. A brief wartime transfer to England after D-Day was followed by return to Fort Hunt and work in the German Military Document Section.

Discharged in 1946, Fairbrook earned a comparative-literature degree at Brown University and an M.B.A. from Michigan State University. He became Dean of the Culinary Institute of America and directed food services at Northern Illinois University and the University of the Pacific, later consulting in college dining. He died on 2 October 2023 at age 100.

~~Ritchie Boy Paul~~ Fairbrook, a ~~larger~~-~~than-life food services director~~ at University of the ~~Pacific who had a vital role gathering intelligence in World War II, died peacefully Oct.~~

~~In 2001, the Best Defense Foundation flew several WWII Veterans to Berlin, Germany, including two Ritchie Boys - Guy Stern~~ and ~~Paul Fairbrook,~~ and ~~they are planning another trip to Germany in November 2023. The Best Defense Foundation, is a non-profit whose mission is "Taking care of~~ the ~~ones who took care~~ of ~~us." The Foundation works tirelessly to take WWII Veterans back to~~ the ~~battlefields where they served. They have offered to include any Ritchie Boys~~ in ~~their upcoming trip and have asked us to reach out to the RB Community~~.

~~Please contact us if you know of a Ritchie Boy who would be interested in this program~~.

== Research notes ==

* 8/21/1923-A

~~== Gallery ==~~

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== Technical record ==

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== Timeline ==

* 21 August 1923 — Born Paul Schoenbach in Berlin, Germany.

* 1933 — Family moved to Palestine.

* 1937 — Family reached the United States via Amsterdam after detention in Germany.

* January 1943 — Drafted; basic training at Fort McClellan, Alabama.

* 20 May 1943 — Naturalized as a U.S. citizen.

* 12 June 1943 — Graduated Camp Ritchie Class 7 as corporal.

* 13 September 1943 — Assigned to MIRS / P.O. Box 1142, Fort Hunt, Virginia.

* 1946 — Discharged; later studied at Brown University and Michigan State.

* 2 October 2023 — Died at age 100.

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== Sources ==

* Camp Ritchie ~~class roster~~ (~~classes~~ 1–31), ~~merged~~ research ~~file~~

* [https://www.pacific.edu/pacific-newsroom/former-food-services-director-and-wwii-hero-was-beloved-students University of the Pacific remembrance of Paul Fairbrook]

* [https://concernamerica.org/2023/10/02/remembering-concern-america-founder-paul-fairbrook/ Concern America remembrance of Paul Fairbrook (2 October 2023)]

* [https://holocaustcenter.org/research/oral-history-department/oral-histories-index/ Zekelman Holocaust Center oral-history index]

* [https://5152.sydneyplus.com/argus/final/Portal/Default.aspx?component=AAFG&record=9cdd6950-1786-4b9e-b3b0-d2b85025df94 Zekelman Holocaust Center oral history, OHV 419]

* 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)

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* Facebook-linked source: [https://bestdefensefoundation.org/about-best-defense-foundation/ bestdefensefoundation.org]

* Facebook-linked source: [https://www.pacific.edu/pacific-newsroom/former-food-services-director-and-wwii-hero-was-beloved-students pacific.edu]

* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Paul Fairbrook for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 3 source documents reviewed)

* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Fairbrook, Paul for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 3 source files: PAUL FAIRBROOK (2020).doc, PAUL FAIRBROOK (2020A).doc, PAUL FAIRBROOK.doc)

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+|death_year=2023
+|birth_place=Berlin, Germany
+|alias=Paul Schoenbach
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-'''Paul Fairbrook''' (ASN 32709209) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 7.
+'''[[Fairbrook, Paul (32709209)|Paul Fairbrook]]''' (21 August 1923 &ndash; 2 October 2023), born Paul Schoenbach in Berlin, was a [[Class 7]] Ritchie Boy who worked at Fort Hunt’s P.O. Box 1142 on the German Army order of battle and later led university food-service programs.
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 == Biography ==
+Paul Fairbrook was born Paul Schoenbach on 21 August 1923 in Berlin, Germany, the son of banker Alvin James Schoenbach and Lotte Schoenbach. Facing Nazi restrictions on Jewish schooling, the family moved to Palestine in 1933. In 1937, while traveling through Germany toward a U.S. consul in Amsterdam, German authorities ordered them out within twenty-four hours; Fairbrook’s father secured entry papers by showing He could support the family with a valuable stamp collection. The family took the English form of their name after arriving in the United States.
+Drafted in January 1943, Fairbrook took basic training at Fort McClellan, Alabama, then trained at [[Camp Ritchie]] in [[Class 7]] because of his German and French. He was naturalized on 20 May 1943 and graduated as a corporal on 12 June 1943. Assigned to the Military Intelligence Research Section at Fort Hunt, Virginia (P.O. Box 1142), He analyzed Afrika Korps documents and helped produce the U.S. Army’s ''Order of Battle of the German Army''. A brief wartime transfer to England after D-Day was followed by return to Fort Hunt and work in the German Military Document Section.
+Discharged in 1946, Fairbrook earned a comparative-literature degree at Brown University and an M.B.A. from Michigan State University. He became Dean of the Culinary Institute of America and directed food services at Northern Illinois University and the University of the Pacific, later consulting in college dining. He died on 2 October 2023 at age 100.
-Ritchie Boy Paul Fairbrook, a larger-than-life food services director at University of the Pacific who had a vital role gathering intelligence in World War II, died peacefully Oct.
-In 2001, the Best Defense Foundation flew several WWII Veterans to Berlin, Germany, including two Ritchie Boys - Guy Stern and Paul Fairbrook, and they are planning another trip to Germany in November 2023. The Best Defense Foundation, is a non-profit whose mission is "Taking care of the ones who took care of us." The Foundation works tirelessly to take WWII Veterans back to the battlefields where they served. They have offered to include any Ritchie Boys in their upcoming trip and have asked us to reach out to the RB Community.
-Please contact us if you know of a Ritchie Boy who would be interested in this program.
 == Research notes ==
 * 8/21/1923-A
-== Gallery ==
-<div class="soldier-gallery">
-<gallery mode="packed" heights="140px">
-626628162834781.jpg
-</gallery>
-</div>
 == Technical record ==
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+== Timeline ==
+<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed soldier-timeline">
+<div class="soldier-timeline-body">
+* 21 August 1923 — Born Paul Schoenbach in Berlin, Germany.
+* 1933 — Family moved to Palestine.
+* 1937 — Family reached the United States via Amsterdam after detention in Germany.
+* January 1943 — Drafted; basic training at Fort McClellan, Alabama.
+* 20 May 1943 — Naturalized as a U.S. citizen.
+* 12 June 1943 — Graduated Camp Ritchie Class 7 as corporal.
+* 13 September 1943 — Assigned to MIRS / P.O. Box 1142, Fort Hunt, Virginia.
+* 1946 — Discharged; later studied at Brown University and Michigan State.
+* 2 October 2023 — Died at age 100.
+</div>
+</div><div style="clear: both;"></div>
 == Sources ==
-* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
+* [https://www.pacific.edu/pacific-newsroom/former-food-services-director-and-wwii-hero-was-beloved-students University of the Pacific remembrance of Paul Fairbrook]
+* [https://concernamerica.org/2023/10/02/remembering-concern-america-founder-paul-fairbrook/ Concern America remembrance of Paul Fairbrook (2 October 2023)]
+* [https://holocaustcenter.org/research/oral-history-department/oral-histories-index/ Zekelman Holocaust Center oral-history index]
+* [https://5152.sydneyplus.com/argus/final/Portal/Default.aspx?component=AAFG&record=9cdd6950-1786-4b9e-b3b0-d2b85025df94 Zekelman Holocaust Center oral history, OHV 419]
+* 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)
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 * Facebook-linked source: [https://bestdefensefoundation.org/about-best-defense-foundation/ bestdefensefoundation.org]
 * Facebook-linked source: [https://www.pacific.edu/pacific-newsroom/former-food-services-director-and-wwii-hero-was-beloved-students pacific.edu]
+* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Paul Fairbrook for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 3 source documents reviewed)
+* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Fairbrook, Paul for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 3 source files: PAUL FAIRBROOK (2020).doc, PAUL FAIRBROOK (2020A).doc, PAUL FAIRBROOK.doc)