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Robert Ridgway Rodenberg was born on 8 November 1909 in East St. Louis, Illinois, the son of Congressman William A. Rodenberg. Moved to Washington, D.C., as an infant, he attended schools including Tabor Academy and studied at Harvard University and Babson Institute (graduating in 1932). Before the war he worked as a newspaper reporter and in public relations and film shorts. | Robert Ridgway Rodenberg was born on 8 November 1909 in East St. Louis, Illinois, the son of Congressman William A. Rodenberg. Moved to Washington, D.C., as an infant, he attended schools including Tabor Academy and studied at Harvard University and Babson Institute (graduating in 1932). Before the war he worked as a newspaper reporter and in public relations and film shorts. | ||
Rodenberg enlisted in March 1942, served in the Quartermaster Corps, attended officers’ training, and trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 5). In March 1943 he sailed to the Pacific as a first lieutenant on intelligence duty, operating from India behind Japanese lines in Burma with guerrilla forces. After V-E Day he transferred to China with the OSS, serving at Hsian and entering Peking after V-J Day. Discharged as a captain, he was treated at Walter Reed for malaria and related illness contracted in the jungles. He later became president of the Baltimore Colts. Rodenberg died on 7 October 1994. | Rodenberg enlisted in March 1942, served in the Quartermaster Corps, attended officers’ training, and trained at Camp Ritchie ([[:Category:Class 5|Class 5]]). In March 1943 he sailed to the Pacific as a first lieutenant on intelligence duty, operating from India behind Japanese lines in Burma with guerrilla forces. After V-E Day he transferred to China with the OSS, serving at Hsian and entering Peking after V-J Day. Discharged as a captain, he was treated at Walter Reed for malaria and related illness contracted in the jungles. He later became president of the Baltimore Colts. Rodenberg died on 7 October 1994. | ||
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