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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Continuation of interview with Ritchie Boy Michael Weyl "But a few months later the lady in charge of what we then still called the American libraries in Baden-Wurttemberg had an accident in London. Both her legs were broken by a taxi. So I had to take over what were then still called the American libraries in that land. At that time we had five of these libraries in Baden-Wurttemberg. When I quit this work two years later we had six and we had opened about 14 branch libraries . Their purpose was simply to inform the German population about American civilization, American culture, science across the board. To begin with almost all our books, I would say even all our books, were English language books and some magazines."
Both her legs were broken by a taxi.
 
Their purpose was simply to inform the German population about American civilization, American culture, science across the board.


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

Revision as of 13:07, 26 August 2026

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Michael Weyl
Personal details
Born1917
Died2011
NativitySwitzerland
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN0929742
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 24 (26 October – 29 December 1944)
Section5A
TeamIPW 215
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Michael Weyl (1917–2011) was a Ritchie Boy (from Switzerland; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 24 and served with IPW Team 215.

Biography

Both her legs were broken by a taxi.

Their purpose was simply to inform the German population about American civilization, American culture, science across the board.

Research notes

  • Also 42116268

Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 94
Class_ASN 42116268
Class_Name WEYL, Michael
match_method pass2_unique_name
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 2019-09-02 (1 post)