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* 4 September 1923 — Born Fritz Rosenthal in Cologne, Germany. | * 4 September 1923 — Born Fritz Rosenthal in Cologne, Germany. | ||
* 1930s — Sent to relatives in Holland and Belgium; Jewish high school in Cologne; family hides during Kristallnacht. | * 1930s — Sent to relatives in Holland and Belgium; Jewish high school in Cologne; family hides during Kristallnacht. | ||
* 1943 — Drafted; Camp Croft, South Carolina; naturalized; ASTP at the University of Minnesota. | * 1943 — Drafted; Camp Croft, South Carolina; naturalized; ASTP at the University of Minnesota. | ||
* 24 November 1943 — Arrives Camp Ritchie; Class 15 (mapmaking, photo interpretation, field orientation); alerted overseas before completing the course. | * 24 November 1943 — Arrives Camp Ritchie; Class 15 (mapmaking, photo interpretation, field orientation); alerted overseas before completing the course. | ||
* 1944 — Northern Ireland and England; Normandy after D-Day; Paris; Antwerp (V-weapons, Flemish press, collaboration cases). | * 1944 — Northern Ireland and England; Normandy after D-Day; Paris; Antwerp (V-weapons, Flemish press, collaboration cases). | ||
* 8 May 1945 — VE-Day in Antwerp. | * 8 May 1945 — VE-Day in Antwerp. | ||
* About 2023 — Video interview with Landon Grove, Ritchie History Museum. | |||
* 24 April 2024 — Died in Asheville, North Carolina. | |||
* — Visas at Stuttgart; Dutch host family; sails to New York (passports stamped J). | |||
* — Promoted technician 4th grade shortly before discharge. | * — Promoted technician 4th grade shortly before discharge. | ||
* Postwar — Columbia University (B.A., M.A., M.L.S.); Library of Congress. | * Postwar — Columbia University (B.A., M.A., M.L.S.); Library of Congress. | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* [https://www.penlandfamilyfuneralhome.com/obituary/Frederick-Rosenthal Obituary of Frederick John Rosenthal — Penland Family Funeral Home] | * [https://www.penlandfamilyfuneralhome.com/obituary/Frederick-Rosenthal Obituary of Frederick John Rosenthal — Penland Family Funeral Home] | ||
* [[Ritchie Boy Interviews#Frederick John Rosenthal|Ritchie Boy Interviews — | * [[Ritchie Boy Interviews#Frederick John Rosenthal|Ritchie Boy Interviews — Ritchie History Museum interview]] ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J011zqZWUiQ YouTube]) | ||
* [[:File:Rosenthal_Frederick_John_32860017_portrait_PFC.jpg|Wartime PFC portrait]] | * [[:File:Rosenthal_Frederick_John_32860017_portrait_PFC.jpg|Wartime PFC portrait]] | ||
* [[:File:Rosenthal_Frederick_John_32860017_memoir_Camp_Ritchie_arrival.jpg|Memoir excerpt — Camp Ritchie arrival 24 November 1943]] | * [[:File:Rosenthal_Frederick_John_32860017_memoir_Camp_Ritchie_arrival.jpg|Memoir excerpt — Camp Ritchie arrival 24 November 1943]] | ||