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'''~~[[Levi, Irving (42183003)|~~Irving Levi]]''' (~~1920–1988~~) was a Ritchie Boy (~~from Germany; Jewish~~) ~~who~~ trained ~~at Camp Ritchie~~ in ~~class 27~~.

'''Irving Levi''' (5 October 1920–1988) was a German-born Ritchie Boy ([[Class 27]]) trained in counterintelligence and later associated with the 206 CIC Detachment.

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== Biography ==

~~Pfc.~~ Irving Levi ~~appears~~ in the ~~appendix of Bruce Henderson's book ''Sons~~ and ~~Soldiers''~~ as a ~~Ritchie Boy~~.

Irving Levi was born in Germany on 5 October 1920 to German-born parents and was naturalized in the United States. Before the Army he worked as a foreman supervising about sixty machinists making precision instruments for airplanes and time fuses; he had apprenticed in watchmaking in Europe and could read blueprints. He was fluent in German and typed in German and English.

After engineer training at Fort Belvoir (October 1944) and infantry training at Camp Gordon (December 1944), he entered Camp Ritchie in February 1945 as a student in Class 27 (Counter Intelligence / CIC). Personnel cards record graduation around 5 April 1945 (certificate 10824; one card line reads “Class 87,” treated as a likely miswrite for Class 27). In late April 1945 he went on temporary duty to the University of Paris, later extended; he was alerted on 26 June 1945 and released from the station on 14 July 1945. His Personal History card lists organization 206 C.I.C. Detachment and an ETO remark.

== Research notes ==

~~''No notes were in the source row~~. ~~Add what you know~~.''

* Personal History #1092 / ASN 42183003; CIC; no overseas service noted as of 3 Feb 1945; TDY University of Paris Apr–May 1945

* One service card says “Graduate … Class 87” while Personal History and roster use Class 27 — kept Class 27 / certificate 10824

== Gallery ==

File:Levi_Irving_personal_history_card.jpg|Personal History card (Camp Ritchie / MITC) — Irving Levi

File:Levi_Irving_service_cards_A_B.jpg|MITC service and specialty cards — Irving Levi

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== Technical record ==

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== Timeline ==

* Born 5 October 1920 in Germany.

* 1944 — Enlisted as Pvt (ASN 42183003).

* 5 February 1945 — Start of Class 27 (Counter Intelligence).

* 5 April 1945 — Graduated Class 27.

* 26 June 1945 — Alerted. Assignment: X-1473. To serve with CIC in ETO.

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== Sources ==

* Camp Ritchie ~~class roster~~ (~~classes~~ 1–31), ~~merged~~ research ~~file~~

* Dan Gross research archive (miscellaneous timeline-adjacent documents; not uploaded): Irving Levi Personal History and MITC service cards (files ''Levi_Irving_personal_history_card.jpg'', ''Levi_Irving_service_cards_A_B.jpg''; emergency-address details omitted)

* 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 2018-01-10 (2 posts)

* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Irving Levi for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)

* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Levi, Irving for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: IRVING LEVI.doc)

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 |birth_year=1920
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+|nativity=Germany
-|religion=H
+|religion=Jewish
 |overseas=Y
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 |photo=1706661499355764.jpg
 |birth_place=Ellwangen, Germany
+|rank_final=Private
+|birth_date=5 October 1920
+|specialty=Counter Intelligence
+|division=206 CIC Detachment
 }}
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-'''[[Levi, Irving (42183003)|Irving Levi]]''' (1920–1988) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 27.
+'''Irving Levi''' (5 October 1920&ndash;1988) was a German-born Ritchie Boy ([[Class 27]]) trained in counterintelligence and later associated with the 206 CIC Detachment.
 </div>
 == Biography ==
-Pfc. Irving Levi appears in the appendix of Bruce Henderson's book ''Sons and Soldiers'' as a Ritchie Boy.
+Irving Levi was born in Germany on 5 October 1920 to German-born parents and was naturalized in the United States. Before the Army he worked as a foreman supervising about sixty machinists making precision instruments for airplanes and time fuses; he had apprenticed in watchmaking in Europe and could read blueprints. He was fluent in German and typed in German and English.
+After engineer training at Fort Belvoir (October 1944) and infantry training at Camp Gordon (December 1944), he entered Camp Ritchie in February 1945 as a student in Class 27 (Counter Intelligence / CIC). Personnel cards record graduation around 5 April 1945 (certificate 10824; one card line reads “Class 87,” treated as a likely miswrite for Class 27). In late April 1945 he went on temporary duty to the University of Paris, later extended; he was alerted on 26 June 1945 and released from the station on 14 July 1945. His Personal History card lists organization 206 C.I.C. Detachment and an ETO remark.
 == Research notes ==
-''No notes were in the source row. Add what you know.''
+* Personal History #1092 / ASN 42183003; CIC; no overseas service noted as of 3 Feb 1945; TDY University of Paris Apr–May 1945
+* One service card says “Graduate … Class 87” while Personal History and roster use Class 27 — kept Class 27 / certificate 10824
+== Gallery ==
+<div class="soldier-gallery"><gallery>
+File:Levi_Irving_personal_history_card.jpg|Personal History card (Camp Ritchie / MITC) — Irving Levi
+File:Levi_Irving_service_cards_A_B.jpg|MITC service and specialty cards — Irving Levi
+</gallery></div>
 == Technical record ==
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+== Timeline ==
+<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed soldier-timeline">
+<div class="soldier-timeline-body">
+* Born 5 October 1920 in Germany.
+* 1944 — Enlisted as Pvt (ASN 42183003).
+* 5 February 1945 — Start of Class 27 (Counter Intelligence).
+* 5 April 1945 — Graduated Class 27.
+* 26 June 1945 — Alerted. Assignment: X-1473. To serve with CIC in ETO.
+</div>
+</div><div style="clear: both;"></div>
 == Sources ==
-* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
+* Dan Gross research archive (miscellaneous timeline-adjacent documents; not uploaded): Irving Levi Personal History and MITC service cards (files ''Levi_Irving_personal_history_card.jpg'', ''Levi_Irving_service_cards_A_B.jpg''; emergency-address details omitted)
+* 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 2018-01-10 (2 posts)
+* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Irving Levi for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
+* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Levi, Irving for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: IRVING LEVI.doc)