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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
This letter, dated 16 June 1944, is from the Adjutant General to the Commanding Officer MITC, Camp Ritchie, MD., announcing the temporary appointment of John Louis Englander as 2nd Lt. in the Adjutant General's Office. about Ritchie Boy John Louis Englander, who emigrated from Augsburg, Germany.
On 9 December 1942, he was naturalized at Fort Smith, AR. On 24 June 1944, Special Order 151 specified that 40 IPW teams are to be transferred to Camp Myles Standish, Taunton, MA for transshipment overseas via Boston POE. Worked as stock clerk and typist.
 
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The timeline research also records 6/24/1944 Special Order 151 specified that 40 IPW teams are to be transferred to Camp Myles Standish, Taunton, MA for transshipment overseas via Boston POE. Worked as stock clerk and typist. 12/9/1942 Naturalized at Fort Smith, AR.


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* 10/8/1919 Born in Augsburg, Germany.
* Born 8 October 1919 in Augsburg, Germany.
* 6/18/1944 Commissioned as 2nd Lt. (ASN 0555160) at Camp Ritchie.
* 9 December 1942 — Naturalized at Fort Smith, AR.
* 1/1944 Student ASTP as T/3 U. Minnesota.
* 18 June 1944 Commissioned as 2nd Lt. (ASN 0555160) at Camp Ritchie.
* 10/1942 Payroll – HQ Section as Sgt at Camp Chafee.
* 9/1941 Basic training as Pvt (ASN 32170568) at Fort Knox.
* Division: (Grombacher, Erhard, Neuwirth and Pappenheimer) were part of.
* Division: (Grombacher, Erhard, Neuwirth and Pappenheimer) were part of.
* Graduated Class 18 (German Document examiner).
* Graduated Class 18 (German Document examiner).
* S/Sgt Gerd S. Grombacher Asst Interrogator (1923-2006) 95th Inf.
* T/5 Claus Pappenheimer Chauffeur (1925-2010) 95th Inf.
* the 101st AB Division.
* the 101st AB Division.
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John Louis Englander
Personal details
Born1919
Augsburg, Germany
Died2007
NativityGermany
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN0555160
RankTechnician Third Grade
Camp RitchieClass 18 (13 April – 10 June 1944)
Section5A
TeamIPW 185
Research notes on this page are compiled from the source file and later edits. They may be unverified, incomplete, or incorrect, and should not be treated as established fact. Please correct the article or add sources on the talk page. For class-roster terms, see About the data.
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John Louis Englander (1919–2007) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 18 and served with IPW Team 185.

Biography[edit | edit source]

On 9 December 1942, he was naturalized at Fort Smith, AR. On 24 June 1944, Special Order 151 specified that 40 IPW teams are to be transferred to Camp Myles Standish, Taunton, MA for transshipment overseas via Boston POE. Worked as stock clerk and typist.

Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • Also 32170568 T/3
  • OCR (83%) of `968424883179433.jpg` (Military Intelligence Training Center, discharge) — dated 16 June 1944.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 88
Class_ASN 321.70568
Class_Name ENGLANDER, John L.
match_method pass2_unique_name
row_source both

Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • Born 8 October 1919 in Augsburg, Germany.
  • 9 December 1942 — Naturalized at Fort Smith, AR.
  • 18 June 1944 — Commissioned as 2nd Lt. (ASN 0555160) at Camp Ritchie.
  • Division: (Grombacher, Erhard, Neuwirth and Pappenheimer) were part of.
  • Graduated Class 18 (German Document examiner).
  • the 101st AB Division.

Sources[edit | edit source]

  • 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 2015-06-21 (1 post)
  • OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 968424883179433.jpg
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of John Louis Englander for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Englander, John Louis for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: JOHN ENGLANDER.doc)