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{{Soldier

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|asn=15085495

|surname=Lihani

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|birth_year=1922

|death_year=2008

|nativity=Cz

|nativity=Czechoslovakia

|enlistment_place=FT BENJAMIN HARRISON INDIANA

|state=OHIO

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|education=4 years of high school

|marital=Single

|photo=1055566064465314.jpg

|birth_place=Czechoslovakia

|rank_final=Sergeant

|class_number=32

|class_display=32

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'''[[Lihani, Paul (15085495)|Paul Lihani]]''' (1922–2008) was a Ritchie Boy (from Czechoslovakia) who trained at Camp Ritchie.

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== Biography ==

~~''Add~~ a ~~biography, family details~~, and ~~sources~~. ~~Click Edit~~ to ~~change this page; no account is required~~.''

Ritchie Boy Paul (Pavel) Lihani attended Special Session 32 for five weeks at Camp Ritchie as a Photo Interpreter. I believe Paul was born in Czechoslovakia. After WWII, he graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Art and was a talented artist as evidenced by this 9 3/4 x 8 5/8 piece that I found on EBay. It appears to be a German soldier descending from a rock formation. In the lower left hand corner it reads MITC CAMP RITCHIE, MD. In the lower right hand corner it reads CPL PAUL LIHANI CO 26 MI SPEC SERV

== Research notes ==

''No notes were in the source row. Add what you know.''

~~== Gallery ==~~

~~''After you are autoconfirmed, [[Special:Upload|upload a photo]] and add <code><nowiki>[[File:Example.jpg|thumb|caption]]</nowiki></code> here, or set <code>|photo=Example.jpg</code> in the infobox.''~~

== Technical record ==

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== Timeline ==

* 7 February 1945 — Entered Special Class 32 Photo-interpretation (80 enlisted men).

* Promoted to Sergeant.

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== Sources ==

* Camp Ritchie ~~class roster~~ (~~classes~~ 1–31), ~~merged~~ research ~~file~~

* 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

* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)

* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)

* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2015-12-24 (1 post)

* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Paul Lihani for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)

* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Lihani, Paul for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: PAUL LIHANI.doc)

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 |birth_year=1922
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 |enlistment_place=FT BENJAMIN HARRISON INDIANA
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 |education=4 years of high school
 |marital=Single
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+|birth_place=Czechoslovakia
+|rank_final=Sergeant
+|class_number=32
+|class_display=32
 }}
+<div class="soldier-lead">
+'''[[Lihani, Paul (15085495)|Paul Lihani]]''' (1922–2008) was a Ritchie Boy (from Czechoslovakia) who trained at Camp Ritchie.
+</div>
 == Biography ==
-''Add a biography, family details, and sources. Click Edit to change this page; no account is required.''
+Ritchie Boy Paul (Pavel) Lihani attended Special Session 32 for five weeks at Camp Ritchie as a Photo Interpreter. I believe Paul was born in Czechoslovakia. After WWII, he graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Art and was a talented artist as evidenced by this 9 3/4 x 8 5/8 piece that I found on EBay. It appears to be a German soldier descending from a rock formation. In the lower left hand corner it reads MITC CAMP RITCHIE, MD. In the lower right hand corner it reads CPL PAUL LIHANI CO 26 MI SPEC SERV
 == Research notes ==
 ''No notes were in the source row. Add what you know.''
-== Gallery ==
-''After you are autoconfirmed, [[Special:Upload|upload a photo]] and add <code><nowiki>[[File:Example.jpg|thumb|caption]]</nowiki></code> here, or set <code>|photo=Example.jpg</code> in the infobox.''
 == Technical record ==
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+== Timeline ==
+<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed soldier-timeline">
+<div class="soldier-timeline-body">
+* 7 February 1945 — Entered Special Class 32 Photo-interpretation (80 enlisted men).
+* Promoted to Sergeant.
+</div>
+</div><div style="clear: both;"></div>
 == Sources ==
-* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
+* 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
 * NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
 * 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
+* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2015-12-24 (1 post)
+* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Paul Lihani for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
+* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Lihani, Paul for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: PAUL LIHANI.doc)