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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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Swartz trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 12).
 
Swartz as soon as he returned to Camp Ritchie, he was shipped to England (on the Queen Mary).


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
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== Timeline ==
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* Swartz was born in the U.S. and is listed as Catholic. His parents were from Germany and he learned to speak the language from them and he also lived in Luxembourg as a child. He was a graduate of Class 12 (IPW-Ge) and in 1944 he was assigned to IPW Team 60 attached to the 35th Infantry Division.
* As soon as he returned to Camp Ritchie, he was shipped to England (on the Queen Mary).
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== Sources ==
== 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)
* 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)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Eugene Swartz for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Swartz, Eugene for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: EUGENE SWARTZ.doc)