Poteshman, Leon (36629611): Difference between revisions

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He was born in Poland on February 22, 1922, grew up in France, and came to the United States while a teenager. He was born on February 22, 1922, and emigrated to the United States at age 16.

Leon was in the 7th Class at Camp Ritchie and served on French Team 416. Poteshman trained in military intelligence at Camp Ritchie and served as a French interpreter during the War interrogating collaborators with the Germans.

Leon was in the 7th Class at Camp Ritchie and served on French Team 416. Poteshman trained in military intelligence at Camp Ritchie and served as a French interpreter during the War interrogating collaborators with the Germans. On 20 July 1943, he was naturalized as a United States citizen in District Court in Washington, D.C., in a ceremony for Camp Ritchie soldiers reported the next day in ''The Washington Post''.

From 1941 to 1942, Poteshman student at Illinois Institute of Technology (18 months). He served from 1943-45 in Normandy, Northern France and the Rhineland, and was stationed in Paris at the Headquarters of the 1st Army as an Interrogator. Leon worked as shipping clerk.

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4472743486080871.jpg|On the left, Ritchie Boy Leon Poteshman is sitting on the lower stoop

4472745236080696.jpg|On the left, Ritchie Boy Leon Poteshman is sitting on the lower stoop

Washington_Post_85_Soldiers_Naturalized_21_Jul_1943.jpg|''Washington Post'', 21 July 1943 — naturalized 20 July 1943 (Camp Ritchie cohort ceremony, District Court, Washington, D.C.)

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* Born 22 February 1922 in Lublin, Poland as Salomon Lejb Potyszman (Hebrew).

* 12 June 1943 — Graduated Class 7 (MII French).

* 20 July 1943 — ~~Became naturalized~~ citizen; ~~changed name.~~

* 20 July 1943 — Naturalized as a U.S. citizen in District Court, Washington, D.C. (Camp Ritchie soldiers’ ceremony; reported in ''The Washington Post'', 21 July 1943)

* 1 December 1943 — Promoted to T/3 (later S/Sgt).

* Born 22 February 1922 in Lublin, Poland as Salomon Lejb Potyszman (Hebrew).

* Assigned to MII 416-Fr, First Army HQ.

* Joined OSS ?.

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== Sources ==

* [[:File:Washington_Post_85_Soldiers_Naturalized_21_Jul_1943.pdf|Same clipping (PDF)]]

* [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie naturalization (July 1943)]]

* [[:File:Washington_Post_85_Soldiers_Naturalized_21_Jul_1943.jpg|“85 Soldiers Naturalized In Court Here,” ''The Washington Post'', 21 July 1943, p. B6]] (ceremony '''20 July 1943'''; almost all from Camp Ritchie)

* 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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 He was born in Poland on February 22, 1922, grew up in France, and came to the United States while a teenager. He was born on February 22, 1922, and emigrated to the United States at age 16.
-Leon was in the 7th Class at Camp Ritchie and served on French Team 416. Poteshman trained in military intelligence at Camp Ritchie and served as a French interpreter during the War interrogating collaborators with the Germans.
+Leon was in the 7th Class at Camp Ritchie and served on French Team 416. Poteshman trained in military intelligence at Camp Ritchie and served as a French interpreter during the War interrogating collaborators with the Germans. On 20 July 1943, he was naturalized as a United States citizen in District Court in Washington, D.C., in a ceremony for Camp Ritchie soldiers reported the next day in ''The Washington Post''.
 From 1941 to 1942, Poteshman student at Illinois Institute of Technology (18 months). He served from 1943-45 in Normandy, Northern France and the Rhineland, and was stationed in Paris at the Headquarters of the 1st Army as an Interrogator. Leon worked as shipping clerk.
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 4472743486080871.jpg|On the left, Ritchie Boy Leon Poteshman is sitting on the lower stoop
 4472745236080696.jpg|On the left, Ritchie Boy Leon Poteshman is sitting on the lower stoop
+Washington_Post_85_Soldiers_Naturalized_21_Jul_1943.jpg|''Washington Post'', 21 July 1943 — naturalized 20 July 1943 (Camp Ritchie cohort ceremony, District Court, Washington, D.C.)
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-* Born 22 February 1922 in Lublin, Poland as Salomon Lejb Potyszman (Hebrew).
 * 12 June 1943 — Graduated Class 7 (MII French).
-* 20 July 1943 — Became naturalized citizen; changed name.
+* 20 July 1943 — Naturalized as a U.S. citizen in District Court, Washington, D.C. (Camp Ritchie soldiers’ ceremony; reported in ''The Washington Post'', 21 July 1943)
 * 1 December 1943 — Promoted to T/3 (later S/Sgt).
+* Born 22 February 1922 in Lublin, Poland as Salomon Lejb Potyszman (Hebrew).
 * Assigned to MII 416-Fr, First Army HQ.
 * Joined OSS ?.
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 == Sources ==
+* [[:File:Washington_Post_85_Soldiers_Naturalized_21_Jul_1943.pdf|Same clipping (PDF)]]
+* [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie naturalization (July 1943)]]
+* [[:File:Washington_Post_85_Soldiers_Naturalized_21_Jul_1943.jpg|“85 Soldiers Naturalized In Court Here,” ''The Washington Post'', 21 July 1943, p. B6]] (ceremony '''20 July 1943'''; almost all from Camp Ritchie)
 * 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