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|birth_place=Cincinnati, Ohio | |||
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|birth_date=22 October 1922 | |||
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'''Charles E. Weber | '''Charles E. Weber Jr.''' (22 October 1922–11 December 2002) was an American Ritchie Boy ([[Class 29]]) who later examined OKW records connected with the Nuremberg Trials and became a university language professor. | ||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Charles was educated in Cincinnati public schools | Charles E. Weber Jr. Was born on 22 October 1922 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was educated in Cincinnati public schools. He enlisted on 13 January 1943 at Cincinnati. In July 1943 he attended the Army Specialized Training Program at the University of Chicago as a private first class. After Signal Corps radio-monitoring training near Fresno, California, he was assigned in early 1945 to [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland ([[Class 29]]), for intelligence instruction including prisoner interrogation, map reading, and German order of battle. | ||
Weber later worked on examination of German Supreme Command (OKW) records at the Fechenheim Document Center in connection with the Nuremberg Trials and lived for a time in postwar Germany. He earned a Ph.D. From the University of Cincinnati and held language professorships at the University of Missouri, Louisiana State University, and the University of Tulsa, retiring in 1982. He died on 11 December 2002. | |||
== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
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* | * 22 October 1922 — Born in Cincinnati, Ohio. | ||
* | * 13 January 1943 — Enlisted at Cincinnati as Pvt (ASN 35683098). | ||
* July 1943 — ASTP, University of Chicago (Pfc). | |||
* Early 1945 — Assigned to Camp Ritchie (Class 29) for intelligence training. | |||
* Postwar — OKW document work at Fechenheim Document Center (Nuremberg-related). | |||
* Academic career — University of Missouri; LSU; University of Tulsa (retired 1982). | |||
* 11 December 2002 — Died. | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* Charles E. Weber, autobiographical Camp Ritchie passage in ''The Liberty Bell'' (1990) (RB Archive packet; magazine not uploaded in full). | |||
* 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 | ||
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present) | * NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present) | ||
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present) | * 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present) | ||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Charles E. Jr Weber for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed) | |||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Weber, Charles E. Jr for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: CHARLES E. WEBER JR.doc) | |||