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Continuation of interview with Ritchie Boy Michael Weyl "But a few months later the lady in charge of what we then still called the American libraries in Baden-Wurttemberg had an accident in London. Both her legs were broken by a taxi. So I had to take over what were then still called the American libraries in that land. At that time we had five of these libraries in Baden-Wurttemberg. When I quit this work two years later we had six and we had opened about 14 branch libraries . Their purpose was simply to inform the German population about American civilization, American culture, science across the board. To begin with almost all our books, I would say even all our books, were English language books and some magazines." | |||
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* Also 42116268 | * Also 42116268 | ||
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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) | ||
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2019-09-02 (1 post) | |||
Revision as of 03:52, 26 August 2026
| Michael Weyl | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1917 |
| Died | 2011 |
| Nativity | Switzerland |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 0929742 |
| Rank | Private |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 24 (26 October – 29 December 1944) |
| Section | 5A |
| Team | IPW 215 |
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Michael Weyl (1917–2011) was a Ritchie Boy (from Switzerland; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 24 and served with IPW Team 215.
Biography
Continuation of interview with Ritchie Boy Michael Weyl "But a few months later the lady in charge of what we then still called the American libraries in Baden-Wurttemberg had an accident in London. Both her legs were broken by a taxi. So I had to take over what were then still called the American libraries in that land. At that time we had five of these libraries in Baden-Wurttemberg. When I quit this work two years later we had six and we had opened about 14 branch libraries . Their purpose was simply to inform the German population about American civilization, American culture, science across the board. To begin with almost all our books, I would say even all our books, were English language books and some magazines."
Research notes
- Also 42116268
Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 94 |
| Class_ASN | 42116268 |
| Class_Name | WEYL, Michael |
| match_method | pass2_unique_name |
| row_source | both |
Sources
- Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
- 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 2019-09-02 (1 post)