Link other Ritchie Boys named in Facebook bio/gallery captions
Expand exact roster rank codes (class_rank: Pvt -> Private)
 
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|middle=Albert
|middle=Albert
|class_section=14
|class_section=14
|class_rank=Pvt
|class_rank=Private
|birth_year=1905
|birth_year=1905
|death_year=1993
|death_year=1993
|nativity=Fr
|nativity=France
|religion=C
|religion=Catholic
|enlistment_place=NEWARK NEW JERSEY
|enlistment_place=NEWARK NEW JERSEY
|state=NEW JERSEY
|state=NEW JERSEY
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Author Neal Bascomb has written a riveting story about [[Dreyfus, Rene Albert (32465903)|Rene Dreyfus]], a French automobile racer during the late 1930's, and his triumph over the Nazi-sponsored racing team of the Silver Arrows. What's fascinating is that on the most important race event, one of the radio listeners was [[Werner, Hans (32459744)|Hans Werner]] ("John") Weitz, a Jewish youngster living in England who had recently fled Nazi Germany. He later emigrated to the United States, served in the US Army as a Ritchie Boy, and went on to have a distinguished career as a menswear designed!
He later emigrated to the United States, served in the US Army as a Ritchie Boy, and went on to have a distinguished career as a menswear designed!


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
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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)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-12-17 (1 post)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-12-17 (1 post)