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'''Egon Weiss''' (~~1919–2003~~) was a ~~United States Army Staff Sergeant~~ who trained at [[Camp Ritchie~~]], Maryland,~~ in ~~[[Class~~ 22~~]]. Egon enlisted at Boston, Massachusetts~~.

'''Egon Weiss''' (1919–2003) was a Ritchie Boy (from Austria; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 22 and served with IPW Team 173.

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== Biography ==

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Egon Arthur Weiss, 84, Librarian Emeritus of the United States Military Academy & pioneer in information technology, died Sept. He was a Ritchie Boy. Born the son of a physician in Vienna, Austria in 1919, Egon emigrated to NYC to escape the wrath of Hitler after he invaded in 1938. Weiss was drafted into the Army in 1942, the same year the Military Intelligence Training Center was activated at Camp Ritchie. He was trained as an interrogator at Camp Ritchie, MD. He was assigned to U.S. Army Seventh Corps and applied his German and French language skills during the Battle of the Bulge, liberation of concentration camps and in post war Germany. He played a role in organizing the post-World War II government in occupied Germany. Remaining in the US Army Reserve Civil Affairs after the war, Mr. Weiss rose to Lieutenant Colonel before retiring in 1969.

== Research notes ==

~~== Gallery ==~~

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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 2022-11-24 (1 post)

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-'''Egon Weiss''' (1919&ndash;2003) was a United States Army Staff Sergeant who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 22]]. Egon enlisted at Boston, Massachusetts.
+'''Egon Weiss''' (1919–2003) was a Ritchie Boy (from Austria; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 22 and served with IPW Team 173.
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 == Biography ==
-''Add a biography, family details, and sources. Click Edit to change this page; no account is required.''
+Egon Arthur Weiss, 84, Librarian Emeritus of the United States Military Academy & pioneer in information technology, died Sept. He was a Ritchie Boy. Born the son of a physician in Vienna, Austria in 1919, Egon emigrated to NYC to escape the wrath of Hitler after he invaded in 1938. Weiss was drafted into the Army in 1942, the same year the Military Intelligence Training Center was activated at Camp Ritchie. He was trained as an interrogator at Camp Ritchie, MD. He was assigned to U.S. Army Seventh Corps and applied his German and French language skills during the Battle of the Bulge, liberation of concentration camps and in post war Germany. He played a role in organizing the post-World War II government in occupied Germany. Remaining in the US Army Reserve Civil Affairs after the war, Mr. Weiss rose to Lieutenant Colonel before retiring in 1969.
 == Research notes ==
-== 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 2022-11-24 (1 post)