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|first=Otto

|class_section=5F

|class_rank=~~Pfc~~

|class_rank=Private First Class

|birth_year=1908

|death_year=2002

|nativity=~~Chn~~

|nativity=China

|ipw_ge=34

|overseas=Y

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'''Otto Brickner''' (1908–2002) was a Ritchie Boy (from Chn) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 10 and served with IPW Team 34.

'''[[Brickner, Otto (32762649)|Otto Brickner]]''' (1908–2002) was a Ritchie Boy (from Chn) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 10 and served with IPW Team 34.

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== Biography ==

~~I've written extensively about the service of~~ Ritchie Boy ~~Capt. Walter Bodlander. Thanks to Dan Gross~~, ~~I'm able to share the names of the members of~~ 4th Infantry Division~~'s IPW Team 34 that Capt~~. Bodlander ~~lead~~ into battle on D-Day 1944. ~~Bodlander (1920-2020)~~ 2nd Lt. Kietzmann (~~1914-1997~~) M/Sgt Robert H. Sternberg ~~(1921-1990) S/Sgt Otto Brickner (1908-2002)~~ T/3 Ernest ~~Gunzburg~~ (~~1911-1990~~) T/5 John H. Baer ~~(1919-1990)~~

Otto Brickner (1908–2002) was a German-born Ritchie Boy who served overseas as a staff sergeant with IPW Team 34, 4th Infantry Division. Captain [[Bodlander, Walter V. (01176890)|Walter V. Bodlander]] led the team into battle on D-Day, 6 June 1944. Fellow team members included 2nd Lt. [[Kietzmann, Wilfred T. (01031568)|Wilfred T. Kietzmann]], M/Sgt Robert H. Sternberg, T/3 [[Gunzburg, Ernest M. (33522342)|Ernest Gunzburg]], and T/5 John H. Baer.

== Research notes ==

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== 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)

* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)

* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-05-31 (1 post)

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 |first=Otto
 |class_section=5F
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 |birth_year=1908
 |death_year=2002
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+|nativity=China
 |ipw_ge=34
 |overseas=Y
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-'''Otto Brickner''' (1908–2002) was a Ritchie Boy (from Chn) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 10 and served with IPW Team 34.
+'''[[Brickner, Otto (32762649)|Otto Brickner]]''' (1908–2002) was a Ritchie Boy (from Chn) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 10 and served with IPW Team 34.
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 == Biography ==
-I've written extensively about the service of Ritchie Boy Capt. Walter Bodlander. Thanks to Dan Gross, I'm able to share the names of the members of 4th Infantry Division's IPW Team 34 that Capt. Bodlander lead into battle on D-Day 1944. Bodlander (1920-2020) 2nd Lt. Kietzmann (1914-1997) M/Sgt Robert H. Sternberg (1921-1990) S/Sgt Otto Brickner (1908-2002) T/3 Ernest Gunzburg (1911-1990) T/5 John H. Baer (1919-1990)
+Otto Brickner (1908–2002) was a German-born Ritchie Boy who served overseas as a staff sergeant with IPW Team 34, 4th Infantry Division. Captain [[Bodlander, Walter V. (01176890)|Walter V. Bodlander]] led the team into battle on D-Day, 6 June 1944. Fellow team members included 2nd Lt. [[Kietzmann, Wilfred T. (01031568)|Wilfred T. Kietzmann]], M/Sgt Robert H. Sternberg, T/3 [[Gunzburg, Ernest M. (33522342)|Ernest Gunzburg]], and T/5 John H. Baer.
 == Research notes ==
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 == 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)
 * 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
 * Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-05-31 (1 post)