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'''George C. Szego''' (~~1919–2008~~) was a ~~United States Army Private~~ who trained at [[Camp Ritchie~~]], Maryland,~~ in ~~[[Class~~ 14~~]]. George enlisted at Ft Francis E Warren Cheyenne, Wyoming~~.

'''George C. Szego''' (1919–2008) was a Ritchie Boy (from Hungary) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 14.

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== Biography ==

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Szego was a Ritchie Boy. He was a chemical engineer who founded a pioneering solar technology company and who persuaded former President Jimmy Carter to install solar panels on the roof of the White House. George Charles Szego was born in Budapest and was 2 when his political emigre parents brought him to the United States. After graduating from Brooklyn Technical High School, he enrolled at City College of New York. A child of the Depression, he ran out of money after two years at CCNY and took a job in a plant in Sheridan, Wyo., that recovered non-ferrous metals. The job was supposed to be a brief hiatus from higher education, but the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor altered his plans. After enlisting in the Army, he was sent to Camp Sibert, Ala., for chemical warfare training, but when Army brass realized he was fluent in Hungarian and German, he was transferred to the Army Intelligence Center at Camp Ritchie, MD. Szego, then a Sergeant, landed at Omaha Beach in June 1944, a few weeks after D-Day, and he fought in the Battle of the Bulge. During combat operations, he led an intelligence detachment that captured teams of Nazis impersonating GIs. Driving stolen Jeeps and wearing U.S. uniforms, the Germans were bent on assassinating highranking American officers. Before the Nuremberg trials, Dr. Szego interrogated a number of captured Nazis at Oberursel, including Hermann Goering. The Luftwaffe commander, Dr. Szego recalled, was "a mere shadow of his former 320-pound self." Dr. Szego, P.E., Lt. Army (Ret'd) of Dover died Wednesday, April 23, 2008.

== Research notes ==

* 457-G

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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 2022-11-23 (1 post)

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-'''George C. Szego''' (1919&ndash;2008) was a United States Army Private who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 14]]. George enlisted at Ft Francis E Warren Cheyenne, Wyoming.
+'''George C. Szego''' (1919–2008) was a Ritchie Boy (from Hungary) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 14.
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 == Biography ==
-''Add a biography, family details, and sources. Click Edit to change this page; no account is required.''
+Szego was a Ritchie Boy. He was a chemical engineer who founded a pioneering solar technology company and who persuaded former President Jimmy Carter to install solar panels on the roof of the White House. George Charles Szego was born in Budapest and was 2 when his political emigre parents brought him to the United States. After graduating from Brooklyn Technical High School, he enrolled at City College of New York. A child of the Depression, he ran out of money after two years at CCNY and took a job in a plant in Sheridan, Wyo., that recovered non-ferrous metals. The job was supposed to be a brief hiatus from higher education, but the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor altered his plans. After enlisting in the Army, he was sent to Camp Sibert, Ala., for chemical warfare training, but when Army brass realized he was fluent in Hungarian and German, he was transferred to the Army Intelligence Center at Camp Ritchie, MD. Szego, then a Sergeant, landed at Omaha Beach in June 1944, a few weeks after D-Day, and he fought in the Battle of the Bulge. During combat operations, he led an intelligence detachment that captured teams of Nazis impersonating GIs. Driving stolen Jeeps and wearing U.S. uniforms, the Germans were bent on assassinating highranking American officers. Before the Nuremberg trials, Dr. Szego interrogated a number of captured Nazis at Oberursel, including Hermann Goering. The Luftwaffe commander, Dr. Szego recalled, was "a mere shadow of his former 320-pound self." Dr. Szego, P.E., Lt. Army (Ret'd) of Dover died Wednesday, April 23, 2008.
 == Research notes ==
 * 457-G
-== 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 2022-11-23 (1 post)