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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Ib Jørgen Melchior (September 17, 1917 – March 14, 2015) was a Danish-American novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and film director of low-budget American science fiction movies, most of them released by American International Pictures. Ib worked as cryptographer for OSS. He worked as news broadcaster in Europe. He worked as stage manager at Radio City Music Hall. He worked as stage manager; also as news broadcaster in Europe. He was captured buried SS records in Regensburg. Melchior was born and raised in Copenhagen, Denmark, the son of Lauritz Melchior, an opera singer. | Ib Jørgen Melchior (September 17, 1917 – March 14, 2015) was a Danish-American novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and film director of low-budget American science fiction movies, most of them released by American International Pictures. In July 1942, Melchior became member of OSS. Ib worked as cryptographer for OSS. He worked as news broadcaster in Europe. He worked as stage manager at Radio City Music Hall. He worked as stage manager; also as news broadcaster in Europe. He was captured buried SS records in Regensburg. Melchior was born and raised in Copenhagen, Denmark, the son of Lauritz Melchior, an opera singer. During World War II, getting his training at Camp Ritchie in Maryland which classifies him as one of the Ritchie Boys. He also participated in the liberation of Flossenbürg concentration camp as well as the discovery of stolen currency, gold and art at Merkers-Kieselbach Cavern, and the capture of a Werwolf unit in 1945, for which he was awarded the Bronze Star. Which was confiscated by the communist government of East Germany and never returned. Melchior died of natural causes on March 14, 2015, at the age of 97, five months after the death of his wife of over 50 years, architect Cleo Baldon. | ||
== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
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* July 1942 — Became member of OSS. | * July 1942 — Became member of OSS. | ||
* 19 May 1943 — Drafted into Army in NYC as Pvt (ASN: 32909534). | |||
* 21 January 1944 — Became naturalized U.S. citizen in Washington, DC. | * 21 January 1944 — Became naturalized U.S. citizen in Washington, DC. | ||
* 3 December 1944 — Assigned to MII Team 425-G attached to XII Corps. | * 3 December 1944 — Assigned to MII Team 425-G attached to XII Corps. | ||
* ? Promoted to T/3. | |||
* ? Worked as cryptographer for OSS. | * ? Worked as cryptographer for OSS. | ||
* Also assigned to OSS and CIC. | * Also assigned to OSS and CIC. | ||
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* 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) | ||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Ib J. Melchior for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 3 source documents reviewed) | |||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Melchior, Ib J. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 3 source files: IB J. MELCHIOR (2020).doc, IB J. MELCHIOR.doc, IB J. MELCHIOR.docx) | |||