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Roy Alonzo Greenfield was born on 7 May 1915 in Washington, D.C. He studied at Howard University (liberal arts and higher-education administration degrees) and at New York University (psychology), and he taught foreign languages at the State College for Colored Students in Dover, Delaware.

During World War II Greenfield graduated from Camp Ritchie (Class 16) as an interpreter of French. A later biographical entry in ''Who’s Who among African Americans'' described him as serving as a French and Spanish interpreter in wartime service associated with General Eisenhower’s headquarters—an uncommon path for an African American soldier in the segregated Army.

During World War II Greenfield graduated from Camp Ritchie ([[:Category:Class 16|Class 16]]) as an interpreter of French. A later biographical entry in ''Who’s Who among African Americans'' described him as serving as a French and Spanish interpreter in wartime service associated with General Eisenhower’s headquarters—an uncommon path for an African American soldier in the segregated Army.

After the war he worked in federal service, including Veterans Administration and Federal Trade Commission roles in consumer education, and remained active in civic and language organizations. Greenfield died on 15 August 1994.

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* 7 May 1915 — Born in Washington, D.C.

* 15 August 1994 — Died.

* Class 16 — Graduated Camp Ritchie as a French interpreter.

* Postwar — Federal career including VA and FTC consumer-education work.

* 15 August 1994 — Died.

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 Roy Alonzo Greenfield was born on 7 May 1915 in Washington, D.C. He studied at Howard University (liberal arts and higher-education administration degrees) and at New York University (psychology), and he taught foreign languages at the State College for Colored Students in Dover, Delaware.
-During World War II Greenfield graduated from Camp Ritchie (Class 16) as an interpreter of French. A later biographical entry in ''Who’s Who among African Americans'' described him as serving as a French and Spanish interpreter in wartime service associated with General Eisenhower’s headquarters—an uncommon path for an African American soldier in the segregated Army.
+During World War II Greenfield graduated from Camp Ritchie ([[:Category:Class 16|Class 16]]) as an interpreter of French. A later biographical entry in ''Who’s Who among African Americans'' described him as serving as a French and Spanish interpreter in wartime service associated with General Eisenhower’s headquarters—an uncommon path for an African American soldier in the segregated Army.
 After the war he worked in federal service, including Veterans Administration and Federal Trade Commission roles in consumer education, and remained active in civic and language organizations. Greenfield died on 15 August 1994.
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 * 7 May 1915 — Born in Washington, D.C.
+* 15 August 1994 — Died.
 * Class 16 — Graduated Camp Ritchie as a French interpreter.
 * Postwar — Federal career including VA and FTC consumer-education work.
-* 15 August 1994 — Died.
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