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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
George Jellinek (22 December 1919 – 16 January 2010) was a Hungarian-born Ritchie Boy and later the host of ''The Vocal Scene'', a weekly syndicated radio feature produced by WQXR in New York City. In July 1943, he attended ASTP Student (Italian) as Pfc at Lafayette College in Easton, PA. On 20 September 1943, Became naturalized U. From 1969 to 2004 he interviewed opera singers and other classical-music figures and presented comparative recordings of arias and excerpts with commentary that the ''New York Times'' called "encyclopedic." Born in Ujpest, Budapest, Hungary, he became a longtime resident of the New York City area. Worked as translator. He served in the United States Army and trained in military intelligence at Camp Ritchie. He was also familiar to radio audiences for intermission appearances on the Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts. He retired from ''The Vocal Scene'' with the broadcast of 23 December 2004.
George Jellinek (22 December 1919 – 16 January 2010) was a Hungarian-born Ritchie Boy and later the host of ''The Vocal Scene'', a weekly syndicated radio feature produced by WQXR in New York City. In July 1943, he attended ASTP Student (Italian) as Pfc at Lafayette College in Easton, PA. From 1969 to 2004 he interviewed opera singers and other classical-music figures and presented comparative recordings of arias and excerpts with commentary that the ''New York Times'' called "encyclopedic." Born in Ujpest, Budapest, Hungary, he became a longtime resident of the New York City area. George worked as translator. Worked as translator. He served in the United States Army and trained in military intelligence at Camp Ritchie. He was also familiar to radio audiences for intermission appearances on the Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts. He retired from ''The Vocal Scene'' with the broadcast of 23 December 2004.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==

Revision as of 02:49, 1 September 2026

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George Jellinek
George Jellinek
Personal details
Born22 December 1919
Ujpest, Budapest, Hungary
Died16 January 2010
NativityHungary
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN01326463
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 16 (6 February – 5 April 1944)
Section5E
TeamMII 426-G
Teammates
Team — MII 426-G
These are other soldiers listed on the same team roster. People moved between teams; overlapping service dates are not always documented.
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George Jellinek (22 December 1919 – 16 January 2010) was a Ritchie Boy (from Hungary; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 16.

Biography

George Jellinek (22 December 1919 – 16 January 2010) was a Hungarian-born Ritchie Boy and later the host of The Vocal Scene, a weekly syndicated radio feature produced by WQXR in New York City. In July 1943, he attended ASTP Student (Italian) as Pfc at Lafayette College in Easton, PA. From 1969 to 2004 he interviewed opera singers and other classical-music figures and presented comparative recordings of arias and excerpts with commentary that the New York Times called "encyclopedic." Born in Ujpest, Budapest, Hungary, he became a longtime resident of the New York City area. George worked as translator. Worked as translator. He served in the United States Army and trained in military intelligence at Camp Ritchie. He was also familiar to radio audiences for intermission appearances on the Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts. He retired from The Vocal Scene with the broadcast of 23 December 2004.

Research notes

  • OCS Fort Benning; WQXR
  • 426-G
  • WQXR radio host, "The Vocal Scene"
  • Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides (source).

Gallery

Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 91
Class_ASN 32242809
Class_Name JELLINEK, George
match_method pass2_unique_name
row_source both

Timeline

  • 20 September 1943 — Became naturalized U.
  • 29 September 1944 Attached unassigned to Company I.
  • 16.
  • Assigned to MI Team 426-G attached to XV Corps.

Sources

  • Wikipedia: George Jellinek
  • 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 2022-11-19 (1 post)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of George Jellinek for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Jellinek, George for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: GEORGE JELLINEK (2021).doc)
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