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'''[[Meyer, Alfred G. (0555182)|Alfred G. Meyer]]''' (5 February 1920–1998) was a German-born Jewish refugee, Camp Ritchie interrogator with the 29th Infantry Division, and later a scholar of Soviet politics.
'''[[Meyer, Alfred Georg (0555182)|Alfred Georg Meyer]]''' (5 February 1920–1998) was a German-born Jewish refugee, Camp Ritchie interrogator with the 29th Infantry Division, and later a scholar of Soviet politics.
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* 1939 — Emigrated to the United States after a first sailing was turned back; settled in Santa Ana, California.
* 1939 — Emigrated to the United States after a first sailing was turned back; settled in Santa Ana, California.
* 1941 — Volunteered into the draft; entered the Army from Los Angeles as a private (ASN 39162439).
* 1941 — Volunteered into the draft; entered the Army from Los Angeles as a private (ASN 39162439).
* Assigned to the ASTP Russian-language program at Harvard University.
* Summer 1944 — Sailed to Liverpool; staged at Broadway, Worcestershire.
* Entered Camp Ritchie [[Class 18]] for IPW / military-intelligence training.
* 1944–1945 — Interrogation and related intelligence duty with the 29th Infantry Division in Northwest Europe.
* 6 June 1944 — Commissioned second lieutenant at Camp Ritchie (D-Day).
* 6 June 1944 — Commissioned second lieutenant at Camp Ritchie (D-Day).
* Summer 1944 — Sailed to Liverpool; staged at Broadway, Worcestershire.
* September 1944 — Crossed to Omaha Beach; assigned to Capt. Hans Kohler’s intelligence team (four other Ritchie graduates) with the 29th Infantry Division; roster: MII 409-G.
* September 1944 — Crossed to Omaha Beach; assigned to Capt. Hans Kohler’s intelligence team (four other Ritchie graduates) with the 29th Infantry Division; roster: MII 409-G.
* 1944–1945 — Interrogation and related intelligence duty with the 29th Infantry Division in Northwest Europe.
* April 1945 — With U.S. forces entering Bielefeld via Brackwede; appears in Army film later used in Neue Westfälische DVD documentary.
* 1946 — Began graduate study at Harvard; later scholar of Soviet politics / Marxism.
* 1946 — Began graduate study at Harvard; later scholar of Soviet politics / Marxism.
* 1991 — Awarded the Grand Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for German–American relations work.
* 1998 — Died.
* 1998 — Died.
* 2000 — Autobiography ''My Life as a Fish'' (excerpts concerning Camp Ritchie later shared by his daughter Vera Meyer).
* 2000 — Autobiography ''My Life as a Fish'' (excerpts concerning Camp Ritchie later shared by his daughter Vera Meyer).
* April 1945 — With U.S. forces entering Bielefeld via Brackwede; appears in Army film later used in Neue Westfälische DVD documentary.
* Assigned to the ASTP Russian-language program at Harvard University.
* 1991 — Awarded the Grand Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for German–American relations work.
* Entered Camp Ritchie [[Class 18]] for IPW / military-intelligence training.
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