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|alias=Corneel | |alias=Corneel | ||
|class_section=5C | |class_section=5C | ||
|class_rank= | |class_rank=Sergeant | ||
|birth_year=1922 | |birth_year=1922 | ||
|death_year=2001 | |death_year=2001 | ||
|nativity= | |nativity=Germany | ||
|religion= | |religion=Jewish | ||
|ipw_ge=100 | |ipw_ge=100 | ||
|overseas=Y | |overseas=Y | ||
|rank_final= | |rank_final=Sergeant | ||
|certificate=6893 | |certificate=6893 | ||
|confidence=medium | |confidence=medium | ||
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|class_display=18 | |class_display=18 | ||
|awards=Silver Star | |awards=Silver Star | ||
|awards_grid=Silver Star | |awards_grid=Silver Star | ||
|awards_ribbons=Ribbon_Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.png | |awards_ribbons=Ribbon_Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.png | ||
|awards_ribbon_rows=Ribbon_Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.png | |awards_ribbon_rows=Ribbon_Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.png | ||
|awards_extra=Listed in [[By The Numbers/Awards]] (from ''Ritchie Boy Secrets'' by Beverley Driver Eddy). | |awards_extra=Listed in [[By The Numbers/Awards]] (from ''Ritchie Boy Secrets'' by Beverley Driver Eddy). | ||
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'''Frederic G. Cohn''' ( | '''[[Cohn, Frederic G. (0555190)|Frederic G. Cohn]]''' (1922–2001) was a Ritchie Boy (born Corneel; from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 18 and served with IPW Team 100. | ||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Dan Gross, the historian for the Ritchie Boys, mentioned a book written in 1990 by Ritchie Boy Frederick G. Cohn, entitled, "Signals: Young Refugee's Flight from Germany in the Thirties." Has anyone read this book? | |||
== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
* Silver Star (other FGCohn) | * Silver Star (other FGCohn) | ||
== Technical record == | == Technical record == | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* Camp Ritchie | * 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 2015-02-18 (1 post) | |||