Weber, Charles E. Jr (35683098)

Charles E. Weber, Jr
Personal details
Born	22 October 1922 Cincinnati, Ohio
Died	11 December 2002
Nativity	United States
Religion	Protestant
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	35683098
Rank	Private First Class
Camp Ritchie	Class 29 (13 April – 12 June 1945)
Enlisted	Cincinnati, Ohio

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Charles E. Weber Jr. (22 October 1922–11 December 2002) was an American Ritchie Boy (Class 29) who later examined OKW records connected with the Nuremberg Trials and became a university language professor.

Biography

Charles E. Weber Jr. Was born on 22 October 1922 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was educated in Cincinnati public schools. He enlisted on 13 January 1943 at Cincinnati. In July 1943 he attended the Army Specialized Training Program at the University of Chicago as a private first class. After Signal Corps radio-monitoring training near Fresno, California, he was assigned in early 1945 to Camp Ritchie, Maryland (Class 29), for intelligence instruction including prisoner interrogation, map reading, and German order of battle.

Weber later worked on examination of German Supreme Command (OKW) records at the Fechenheim Document Center in connection with the Nuremberg Trials and lived for a time in postwar Germany. He earned a Ph.D. From the University of Cincinnati and held language professorships at the University of Missouri, Louisiana State University, and the University of Tulsa, retiring in 1982. He died on 11 December 2002.

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	80
Nara ASN	35683098
Nara Name	WEBER CHARLES E JR
Nara State	53
Nara County	61
Nara POE	5321
Nara DOE	130143
Nara Grade Alpha	PVT
Nara Grade Code	8
Nara Branch Alpha	BI
Nara Branch Code	0
Branch	Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Nara Term or Enlistment	5
Term of enlistment	Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Defer. Date	0
Nara Source	0
Nara Nativity	53
Nativity.1	OHIO
Nara Year of Birth	22
Nara Race	1
Nara Race Description	White citizen
Nara Education	6
Nara Civilian Occupation	992
Nara Marital Status	6
Nara Height (inches)	71
Nara Weight (lbs)	203
row_source	demographics

Timeline

• 22 October 1922 — Born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
• 13 January 1943 — Enlisted at Cincinnati as Pvt (ASN 35683098).
• July 1943 — ASTP, University of Chicago (Pfc).
• Early 1945 — Assigned to Camp Ritchie (Class 29) for intelligence training.
• Postwar — OKW document work at Fechenheim Document Center (Nuremberg-related).
• Academic career — University of Missouri; LSU; University of Tulsa (retired 1982).
• 11 December 2002 — Died.

Sources

• Charles E. Weber, autobiographical Camp Ritchie passage in The Liberty Bell (1990) (RB Archive packet; magazine not uploaded in full).
• 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)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Charles E. Jr Weber for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Weber, Charles E. Jr for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: CHARLES E. WEBER JR.doc)