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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Stefan Heym (1913–2001), born Helmut Flieg, was a German-born Jewish Ritchie Boy, novelist, and essayist. He trained at Camp Ritchie in class 9, served overseas rising to technician sergeant, and enlisted from New York City. After the war he became a prominent author in German and English. He appears in a wartime group photograph of Ritchie Boys at Camp Ritchie with [[Wynder, Ernest L (32926486)|Ernest Wynder]], [[Kellen, Konrad (39701828)|Konrad Kellen]], [[Atlas, Louis (32258804)|Louis Atlas]], and [[Eaton, Joseph W. (32498461)|Joseph Eaton]] (see gallery caption). | Stefan Heym (1913–2001), born Helmut Flieg, was a German-born Jewish Ritchie Boy, novelist, and essayist. He trained at Camp Ritchie in class 9, served overseas rising to technician sergeant, and enlisted from New York City. After the war he became a prominent author in German and English. He appears in a wartime group photograph of Ritchie Boys at Camp Ritchie with [[Wynder, Ernest L (32926486)|Ernest Wynder]], [[Kellen, Konrad (39701828)|Konrad Kellen]], [[Atlas, Louis (32258804)|Louis Atlas]], and [[Eaton, Joseph W. (32498461)|Joseph Eaton]] (see gallery caption). | ||
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The timeline research also records Author of “Hostages”. Wrote about the Berlin Document Center. | |||
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* 4/10/1913 Born in Germany (as Helmut Flieg) (Jewish). | |||
* 6/21/1943 Entered Class 9 (IPW Ge). | |||
* 2/15/1944 Promoted to T/3. | |||
* 3/3/1944 Promoted to T/Sgt. | |||
* 5/1943 Assigned to Camp Ritchie. Languages German, French. | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Heym Wikipedia: Stefan Heym] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_Heym Wikipedia: Stefan Heym] | ||
* Camp Ritchie | * 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) | ||
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-08-11 (1 post) | * Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-08-11 (1 post) | ||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Stefan Heym for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed) | |||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Heym, Stefan for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: STEFAN HEYM.doc) | |||