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== Biography ==

~~In March 1942, As S/Sgt, served as Mess Sergeant with 73rd Evacuation Hospital. In November 1942, As T/Sgt, served as Chief Clerk with 73rd Evacuation Hospital. Worked~~ as statistician (adding machines, comptometers, etc). Herbert Fleck was Chief Clerk of Order of Battle Team 54, attached to Headquarters, 80th Infantry Division. ~~General Orders of 29 May 1945 from that headquarters awarded him the~~ Bronze Star, ~~citing~~ that he arranged and presented in logical form valuable information pertaining to the German Army, and ~~that his skill, efficiency,~~ and ~~devotion~~ to ~~duty met~~ the ~~highest standards~~ of the ~~armed services~~. ~~His~~ brother Stephen Fleck was also a Ritchie Boy.

He worked as statistician (adding machines, comptometers, etc). He shared some important documents with us. Now, I am sharing with you a citation he received awarding him the Bronze Star for Meritorious Service in Luxembourg, Germany and Austria from December 9, 1944 to May 9, 1945. M Sgt [[Fleck, Herbert (36048143)|Herbert Fleck]] was the Chief Clerk of Order of Battle Team #54 and was attached to the Headquarters of the 80th Infantry Division. The Bronze Star citation for Ritchie Boy M Sgt [[Fleck, Herbert (36048143)|Herbert Fleck]] reads that he "...arranged and presented in a logical form much valuable information pertaining to the German Army. He has produced on-call data concerning the organization, strength, and armament and tactics of enemy units attempting to oppose the advance of the 80th Infantry Division. As if this story wasn't enough, it turns out that Herbert's brother, [[Fleck, Stephen (0447650)|Stephen Fleck]], was also a Ritchie Boy! We don't have any information on him but he had a great career after his army service in the medical field, especially at Yale University.

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 == Biography ==
-In March 1942, As S/Sgt, served as Mess Sergeant with 73rd Evacuation Hospital. In November 1942, As T/Sgt, served as Chief Clerk with 73rd Evacuation Hospital. Worked as statistician (adding machines, comptometers, etc). Herbert Fleck was Chief Clerk of Order of Battle Team 54, attached to Headquarters, 80th Infantry Division. General Orders of 29 May 1945 from that headquarters awarded him the Bronze Star, citing that he arranged and presented in logical form valuable information pertaining to the German Army, and that his skill, efficiency, and devotion to duty met the highest standards of the armed services. His brother Stephen Fleck was also a Ritchie Boy.
+He worked as statistician (adding machines, comptometers, etc). He shared some important documents with us. Now, I am sharing with you a citation he received awarding him the Bronze Star for Meritorious Service in Luxembourg, Germany and Austria from December 9, 1944 to May 9, 1945. M Sgt [[Fleck, Herbert (36048143)|Herbert Fleck]] was the Chief Clerk of Order of Battle Team #54 and was attached to the Headquarters of the 80th Infantry Division. The Bronze Star citation for Ritchie Boy M Sgt [[Fleck, Herbert (36048143)|Herbert Fleck]] reads that he "...arranged and presented in a logical form much valuable information pertaining to the German Army. He has produced on-call data concerning the organization, strength, and armament and tactics of enemy units attempting to oppose the advance of the 80th Infantry Division. As if this story wasn't enough, it turns out that Herbert's brother, [[Fleck, Stephen (0447650)|Stephen Fleck]], was also a Ritchie Boy! We don't have any information on him but he had a great career after his army service in the medical field, especially at Yale University.
 == Research notes ==