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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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The timeline research also records Career with OSS and CIA (32 years).


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
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== Timeline ==
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* 4/8/1920 Born in Gothenberg, Sweden.
* 5/15/1942 Enlisted at Milwaukee as Pvt (ASN: 16091713).
* 5/17/1943 Started Class 8 (Scandinavian).
* 6/6/1944 Landed at Utah Beach. Assigned to COMZ.
* Bronze Star Medal.
* Completed OCS as 2nd Lt. (ASN: 01110555).
* Contains background material (although redacted to remove names) such as details of information provided by Dr. Wilhelm Hoettl (former SS Major) and the MOUNT case.
* Returned to London. Career with OSS and CIA (32 years).
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Bengt C. Herder for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Herder, Bengt C. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: BENGT C. HERDER.docx)