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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
On 9 January 1944, Field returned to Camp Ritchie. George worked as machinist helper (variety of machines). Among the attendees were Michael R. Landauer (below left), the son of Ritchie Boy Henry Landauer; Ambassador Richard Schifter (below center), one of the original Ritchie Boys; and Bernie Lubran (below right), the main speaker whose father, [[Lubran, Walter H. (33668332)|Walter Lubran]], was a Ritchie Boy. Field, also attended the program. 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''. | |||
== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
* OSS | * OSS | ||
* OB 21 | * OB 21 | ||
== Gallery == | |||
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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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== Technical record == | == Technical record == | ||
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* 20 July 1943 — | * 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) | ||
* 9 January 1944 — Returned to Camp Ritchie. | * 9 January 1944 — Returned to Camp Ritchie. | ||
* | * 27 March 1944 — Promoted to M/Sgt. | ||
* Born 16 October 1919 in Austria (as George Feldmann). | |||
* Assigned to OB Team 21 attached to 5th Infantry Division. | * Assigned to OB Team 21 attached to 5th Infantry Division. | ||
* Bronze Star. | * Bronze Star. | ||
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== Sources == | == 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 | * 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 | * Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records | ||