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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Here is some information sent me by the Son and Daughter of the late Ritchie Boy, [[Oppenheimer, Alfred (42073609)|Alfred Oppenheimer]]. Ritchie Boy [[Oppenheimer, Alfred (42073609)|Alfred Oppenheimer]] "left Germany at age 15 in 1941 and came to the U.S. He was drafted when he was 17 or 18 - they pulled him out of school and he got his GED in the army. He spoke about interrogating germans and seeing the camps. He was with the Interrogation Prisoner of War team 6th Armored Division: interrogated German POW's and participated in counter- intelligence activities in seeking out and apprehending political prisoners." Below is a photo of Ritchie Boy [[Oppenheimer, Alfred (42073609)|Alfred Oppenheimer]] as well as a sketch of RB Oppenheimer done by a German POW!
Here is some information sent me by the Son and Daughter of the late Ritchie Boy, Alfred Oppenheimer. Ritchie Boy Alfred Oppenheimer "left Germany at age 15 in 1941 and came to the U.S. He was with the Interrogation Prisoner of War team 6th Armored Division: interrogated German POW's and participated in counter- intelligence activities in seeking out and apprehending political prisoners." Below is a photo of Ritchie Boy Alfred Oppenheimer as well as a sketch of RB Oppenheimer done by a German POW!


Previously, I posted, a photo of Ritchie Boy [[Oppenheimer, Alfred (42073609)|Alfred Oppenheimer]] along with a sketch done by a German POW. The were sent in by the late Ritchie Boy's son and daughter. Here is the military discharge record for RB [[Oppenheimer, Alfred (42073609)|Alfred Oppenheimer]] showing his specialties in artillery and and as an interpreter. He was with an Interrogation of Prisoners of War Team attached to the 6th Armored Division, and also served in the Counter-Intelligence Corp seeking out and aprohending political prisoners.
Previously, I posted, a photo of Ritchie Boy Alfred Oppenheimer along with a sketch done by a German POW. Here is the military discharge record for RB Alfred Oppenheimer showing his specialties in artillery and and as an interpreter. He was drafted when he was 17 or 18 - they pulled him out of school and he got his GED in the army.
 
He spoke about interrogating germans and seeing the camps. The were sent in by the late Ritchie Boy's son and daughter. He was with an Interrogation of Prisoners of War Team attached to the 6th Armored Division, and also served in the Counter-Intelligence Corp seeking out and aprohending political prisoners.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==