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 |enlistment_place=FT SAM HOUSTON TEXAS
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-'''Gerd Miller''' (born 1922) was a United States Army Corporal who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 21]]. Gerd enlisted at Ft Sam Houston, Texas.
+'''[[Miller, Gerd (38145590)|Gerd Miller]]''' (born 1922) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 21.
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 == Biography ==
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+Gerd attended Oral History at Baylor University.
+Miller trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 21). In May 1943, he became a naturalized citizen in Sioux Falls.
 == Research notes ==
-* T Force; Dachau liberator
+* T Force
-* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlW95pYvvjE
+* Dachau liberator
-* http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/ref/collection/buioh/id/8273
-* 12/2/1922-A
-* Civil Life
-== Gallery ==
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 == Technical record ==
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+== Timeline ==
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+* Born 2 December 1922 in Cologne, Germany.
+* 21 July 1944 — Entered Class 21 (German).
+* 18 September 1944 — Graduated Class 21 (German Linguist).
+* May 1943 — Became naturalized citizen in Sioux Falls.
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 == Sources ==
-* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlW95pYvvjE Video (youtube.com)]
+* 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 2017-09-03 (1 post)
+* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Gerd Miller for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
+* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Miller, Gerd for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: GERD MILLER.doc)