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|birth_date=12 April 1912
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'''[[Uebel, Martin A. (01184744)|Martin A. Uebel]]''' (1912–2008) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 11 and served with IPW Team 38.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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Martin A. Uebel was born on 12 April 1912 in East Hampton, Massachusetts. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1933, worked as a musician, and taught English in Germany before returning to the United States as war approached. He then taught German at Culver Military Academy.
 
Drafted in 1942, Uebel trained at Fort Sill and was commissioned a second lieutenant. His German fluency led to reassignment to Camp Ritchie (Class 11), where he learned prisoner interrogation and German order of battle. Serving as an interpreter in Europe, he landed in Normandy and questioned German prisoners. A mortar attack seriously wounded him during the Normandy campaign; after returning to duty, enemy fire struck him again near Trier. He received two Purple Hearts.
 
Uebel married Ruth in 1945 and resumed teaching German, Latin, and English at Culver Military Academy, where he also worked in ROTC and music programs until retiring in 1977. He remained active in veterans, church, and community organizations and died in 2008.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* 423-G
* The article explicitly identifies two Purple Hearts. The awards tuple uses one canonical Purple Heart ribbon rather than duplicating the ribbon.


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* 12 April 1912 — Born in East Hampton, Massachusetts.
* 1933 — Graduated from Dartmouth College.
* 1935–1939 — Taught English in Germany.
* 1942 — Drafted into the Army; trained at Fort Sill and Camp Ritchie (Class 11).
* 1944 — Landed in Normandy as an interpreter and prisoner interrogator; wounded by a mortar attack.
* 1944–1945 — Returned to duty and was wounded a second time near Trier.
* 1945 — Married Ruth and resumed teaching at Culver Military Academy.
* 1977 — Retired from Culver Military Academy.
* 2008 — Died.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* [https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/southbendtribune/name/martin-uebel-obituary?id=35291792 South Bend Tribune — Martin Uebel obituary]
* ''South Bend Tribune'', 8 November 2006 — “Memories of war; German heritage came in handy as Martin Uebel served as translator” (RB Archive ProQuest copy)
* 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)
* 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)
 
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2023-01-13 (1 post)
 
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