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|death_year=1982 | |death_year=1982 | ||
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|death_date=28 January 1982 | |||
|suffix=II | |||
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|birth_date=22 March 1917 | |||
|birth_place=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
|alias=Henry Elwell Funk II | |||
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'''[[Funk, Henry E. (33793436)|Henry Elwell Funk]]''' (22 March 1917 – 28 January 1982) was a Philadelphia-born Ritchie Boy (Class 13) and Haverford College graduate who served as a language-trained intelligence soldier. | |||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Henry Elwell Funk II was born on 22 March 1917 in Philadelphia. He graduated from Haverford College in June 1943. In March 1943 he had applied for a Navy interpreter commission but was refused because he had not yet graduated; after Haverford he entered Army language and intelligence channels and trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 13). | |||
He died on 28 January 1982. | |||
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== Timeline == | |||
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* 22 March 1917 — Born in Philadelphia. | |||
* March–June 1943 — Navy interpreter application refused; graduated Haverford College. | |||
* Camp Ritchie Class 13 — Intelligence / language training. | |||
* 28 January 1982 — Died. | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* Camp Ritchie | * McNair, McNear, and McNeir genealogies — Henry Elwell Funk II entry (RB Archive PDF/DOCX) | ||
* 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 2022-12-21 (1 post) | |||