Lion, Stephen C. (32527422)

Stephen C. Lion
Personal details
Born	23 March 1916 Munich, Germany
Nativity	Germany
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	32527422
Rank	Private
Camp Ritchie	Class 9 (21 June – 18 August 1943)
Section	5D
Enlisted	New York City, New York

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Stephen C. Lion (born 23 March 1916) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 9.

Biography

In 1944, he was being considered for the second Roberts Commission, aka the "Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program (MFAA)" According to documents, he was highly familiar with the art world, and a world traveler, having been to Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, England, Austria, Romania, and Czechoslovakia. Stephan was born March 23, 1916 in Munich, Germany, but was an Austrian citizen. He was educated in Vienna, and became a naturalized United States citizen on April 13, 1943. At the time he submitted his information to be considered, he was with the Thirteenth Army, Third Student Training Regiment, at Fort Benning, Georgia. In 1942, he entered the U.S. Army as a Private in the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment, at Camp Hale, Colorado. He completed basic training, and instructed in skiing. As a personnel clerk, he was assigned to processing of personnel work in the Service Record Section of the 87th Mountain Infantry Personnel Office. Preparations of plans and policies which supervised activities that concerned enlisted men of the Army as individuals. According with the kind request of Captain B. Major, Special Service Officer, Camp Hale, Colorado, he made an outline, and some suggestions in regard to organize a recreational activity within the camp, as well as in regard to the decorating of different localities. Many of his suggested points were carried out. Stephan had reading knowledge of Italian, Latin and Hungarian, and speaking knowledge of French and German. He also graduated from Camp Ritchie, and was in the process of almost completing officer candidate school at the time of his letters for consideration, which was dated December 23, 1943. Stephan passed away in 2009.

Research notes

• 3/23/1916-?

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Nara ASN	32527422
Nara Name	LION STEPHAN C
Nara State	3
Nara County	61
Nara POE	2364
Nara DOE	131042
Nara Grade Alpha	P0T
Nara Grade Code	8
Nara Branch Alpha	BI
Nara Branch Code	0
Branch	Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
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	N1
Nara Year of Birth	16
Nara Race	J
Nara Race Description	White not yet a citizen
Nara Education	7
Nara Civilian Occupation	72
Nara Marital Status	6
Nara Height (inches)	66
Nara Weight (lbs)	164
Class_ASN	32527422
Class_Name	LION, Stephan C.
match_method	asn_exact_name_compatible
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 2023-02-14 (1 post)