Wolf, Edwin II (33619146)

Edwin II Wolf
Personal details
Born	1911
Died	1991
Nativity	United States
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	33619146
Rank	Corporal
Camp Ritchie	Class 18 (13 April – 10 June 1944)
Section	7D
Enlisted	Allentown, Pennsylvania

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thumb|right|upright=1.2|Wolf (far left), president of the [[Jewish Publication Society, presents a Family Bible to USNY Regent Roger Williams Straus Sr. (second from left) as TV actress Bess Myerson and JPS Executive Secretary Lesser Zussman look on Template:Circa 1957]] Edwin Wolf II (December 6, 1911 – February 20, 1991) was an American librarian and collector who was one of Philadelphia’s most prominent bookmen during the 20th century.

Biography

The commission took place from 1943 to 1946. The Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program (MFAA) under the Civil Affairs and Military Government Sections of the Allied armies was established in 1943 to help protect cultural property in war areas during and after World War II. (second from left) as TV actress Bess Myerson and JPS Executive Secretary Lesser Zussman look on Template:Circa 1957]] Edwin Wolf II (December 6, 1911 – February 20, 1991) was an American librarian and collector who was one of Philadelphia’s most prominent bookmen during the 20th century.

Some of them are portrayed and honored in the 2014 film The Monuments Men. The following documents are about Ritchie Boy Edwin Wolf II. He was being recommended to join the Second Roberts Commission.

According to his Wikipedia page, he "was stationed in Europe where he participated in the recovery of ancient and rare books plundered and hidden by the Nazis." so I presume he was ultimately part of the commission. His Wikipedia page can be found at The second Roberts Commission, which was presidential-appointed is known after its chairman, then Supreme Court Justice Owen Roberts. It was created to help the US Army protect works of cultural value in Allied-occupied areas of Europe.

Its formal name was the American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas. The commission also developed inventories of Nazi-appropriated property. Along with the US Military program known as Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives (MFAA), the commission worked to rescue and preserve items of cultural significance.

The group of approximately 400 service members and civilians worked with military forces to safeguard historic and cultural monuments from war damage, and as the conflict came to a close, to find and return works of art and other items of cultural importance that had been stolen by the Nazis or hidden for safekeeping.

thumb|right|upright=1.2|Wolf (far left), president of the [[Jewish Publication Society, presents a Family Bible to USNY Regent Roger Williams Straus Sr.

Research notes

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	80
Nara ASN	33619146
Nara Name	WOLF EDWIN II
Nara State	32
Nara County	91
Nara POE	3201
Nara DOE	90343
Nara Grade Alpha	PVT
Nara Grade Code	8
Nara Branch Alpha	NO
Nara Branch Code	2
Branch	No branch assignment
Nara Term or Enlistment	5
Term of enlistment	Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Defer. Date	0
Nara Source	0
Nara Nativity	39
Nara Year of Birth	11
Nara Race	1
Nara Race Description	White citizen
Nara Education	7
Nara Civilian Occupation	68
Nara Marital Status	2
Nara Height (inches)	43
Nara Weight (lbs)	132
Class_ASN	33619146
Class_Name	WOLF, Edwin
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
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 2023-01-22 (1 post)
• Wikipedia
• Wikipedia