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|first=Andre | |first=Andre | ||
|alias=Surmain | |alias=André Surmain; Surmain | ||
|class_rank=2nd Lt | |class_rank=2nd Lt | ||
|birth_year=1920 | |birth_year=1920 | ||
|death_year=2018 | |death_year=2018 | ||
|nativity= | |nativity=Egypt | ||
|religion=Jewish | |religion=Jewish | ||
|overseas=Y | |overseas=Y | ||
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|arm_or_service=Infantry | |arm_or_service=Infantry | ||
|birth_place=Cairo, Egypt | |birth_place=Cairo, Egypt | ||
|rank_final=2nd Lt | |rank_final=2nd Lt | ||
|teams=MII 418 | |||
|photo=Andre_Sussman_01320198_portrait.jpg | |||
|birth_date=5 December 1920 | |||
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'''Andre Sussman''' (1920–2018) was | '''Andre Sussman''' (5 December 1920–2018), later known as '''André Surmain''', was an Egyptian-born Ritchie Boy ([[Class 12]]) who served with the OSS and later owned the New York restaurant Lutèce. | ||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Andre | Andre Sussman was born on 5 December 1920 in Cairo, Egypt, to French parents. He studied in Paris, including work toward a bachelor’s degree and postgraduate English study at the Sorbonne, and in 1939–1940 served as a liaison officer with the French Army as a second lieutenant. | ||
Naturalized as a U.S. Citizen in January 1943, he trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland ([[Class 12]]), and joined the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), later using the name André Surmain. After the war he became a noted New York restaurateur as owner of Lutèce. | |||
Sussman died in 2018. | |||
== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
* OSS | * OSS | ||
* | * Packet note also alleges combat wound in France; not independently confirmed here — left unpublished. | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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Andre_Sussman_01320198_portrait.jpg|André Surmain / Andre Sussman (RB Archive). | |||
Andre_Sussman_01320198_restaurant_related.jpg|Image associated with André Surmain / Lutèce packet (RB Archive); identity context. | |||
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== Technical record == | == Technical record == | ||
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* | * 5 December 1920 — Born in Cairo, Egypt (parents French). | ||
* | * College study in Paris (BA); postgraduate English, Sorbonne. | ||
* January 1943 — | * 1939–1940 — Liaison officer with French Army (2nd Lt). | ||
* | * January 1943 — Naturalized U.S. citizen. | ||
* Camp Ritchie Class 12; joined OSS; used name Surmain / André Surmain. | |||
* Postwar — Owner of Lutèce restaurant, New York. | |||
* 2018 — Died. | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* RB Archive packet note on André Surmain / Andre Sussman (Camp Ritchie; OSS; Lutèce); portraits uploaded from packet. | |||
* 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 | ||