Add Notable Ritchie Boys slide portrait and brief career notes
Enrich from Wikipedia: Eugene Fodor (writer)
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|birth_year=1905
|birth_year=1905
|death_year=1991
|death_year=1991
|nativity=Hu
|nativity=Austria
|enlistment_place=LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA
|enlistment_place=LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA
|state=U.S. AT LARGE
|state=U.S. AT LARGE
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|marital=Married
|marital=Married
|photo=Fodor, Eugene (39532445).jpg
|photo=Fodor, Eugene (39532445).jpg
|birth_date=14 October 1905
|death_date=18 February 1991
|birth_place=Levice, Austria-Hungary
|death_place=Litchfield, Connecticut
|occupation=Writer
|awards=American Society of Travel Agents World Travel Congress Hall of Fame
}}
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'''Eugene Fodor''' (1905&ndash;1991) was a United States Army T/3 associated with [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland.
Eugene Fodor ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|oʊ|d|ər}}; October 14, 1905 &ndash; February 18, 1991) was a Hungarian-American writer of travel literature.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
'''Eugene Fodor''' — 1st Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company; OSS/CIA intelligence officer; Fodor’s travel guides. Summary from a Notable Ritchie Boys slide ([https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ij8PP9weF976Lb5_Ic4bFimcuAZzXRn3cHfNCk5nTdM source]).
 
Eugene Fodor ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|oʊ|d|ər}}; October 14, 1905 &ndash; February 18, 1991) was a Hungarian-American writer of travel literature.
 


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Fodor_(writer) Wikipedia: Eugene Fodor (writer)]
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* 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)