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'''Werner E. Michel''' was a ~~United States Army soldier associated with~~ Camp Ritchie~~, Maryland~~.

'''Werner E. Michel''' (ASN 01329861) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie and served with IPW Team 270.

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== Biography ==

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I'm saddened to report the passing of Ritchie Boy Col. (Ret.) Werner Michel, 96, on November 7, 2020. A funeral service with full military honors will be held at Arlington National Cemetery on May 14, 2021, at 3 p.m Werner was a lifelong, humble patriot who was deeply grateful to his adopted country for all the opportunities that it gave him. As a newly trained 'Ritchie Boy' counter-intelligence and interrogation officer, he returned to Germany, charged with apprehending senior Nazi officers.

== Research notes ==

* OTC

* 1924- A

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== Technical record ==

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* 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 2021-02-11 (1 post)

* Facebook-linked source: [https://legcy.co/3adcNKO legcy.co]

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-'''Werner E. Michel''' was a United States Army soldier associated with Camp Ritchie, Maryland.
+'''Werner E. Michel''' (ASN 01329861) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie and served with IPW Team 270.
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 == Biography ==
-''Add a biography, family details, and sources. Click Edit to change this page; no account is required.''
+I'm saddened to report the passing of Ritchie Boy Col. (Ret.) Werner Michel, 96, on November 7, 2020. A funeral service with full military honors will be held at Arlington National Cemetery on May 14, 2021, at 3 p.m Werner was a lifelong, humble patriot who was deeply grateful to his adopted country for all the opportunities that it gave him. As a newly trained 'Ritchie Boy' counter-intelligence and interrogation officer, he returned to Germany, charged with apprehending senior Nazi officers.
 == Research notes ==
 * OTC
 * 1924- A
-== Gallery ==
-''After you are autoconfirmed, [[Special:Upload|upload a photo]] and add <code><nowiki>[[File:Example.jpg|thumb|caption]]</nowiki></code> here, or set <code>|photo=Example.jpg</code> in the infobox.''
 == Technical record ==
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 * 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 2021-02-11 (1 post)
+* Facebook-linked source: [https://legcy.co/3adcNKO legcy.co]