Weidenreich, Peter H. (32791342)

Peter H. Weidenreich
Personal details
Born	1923 Berlin as Peter Hans Weidenreich. No
Died	1998
Nativity	Germany
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	32791342
Rank	Technician Third Grade

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Peter H. Weidenreich (1923–1998) was a United States Army soldier associated with Camp Ritchie, Maryland.

Biography

On 12 July 1943, University of Illinois, Trainee with rank of Pfc. In 1992, Published “Stella”, which is essentially his autobiography. In June 1998, he died in Danbury, CT. Was not assigned to take courses at Camp Ritchie but was sent to Camp Sharpe in Gettysburg PA where he studied Psychological Warfare under Hans Habe. This included the noted author T/Sgt Stefan Heym and T/3 Peter H. Worked as editor of trade and technical publications dealing with the drug, oil, paints, plastics and chemical fields. He Served as associate editor of the Daily Metal Reporter. Became naturalized citizen. Peter H. Weidenreich (1923–1998), who later changed his name to Peter Wyden, was a German-born Ritchie Boy. He appears in a wartime group photograph of Ritchie Boys at Camp Ritchie with Ernest Wynder, Konrad Kellen, Stefan Heym, Louis Atlas, and Joseph Eaton (see gallery caption). After the war he became an author; his son Ron Wyden is a U.S. senator from Oregon.

Research notes

• Propaganda editor
• Journalist; author

Gallery

• 
  All the men identified in the pix are "Ritchie Boys." Seated - Hans Habe. Standing L-R - Unknown, Ernest Wynder, Konrad Kellen, unknown, Stefan Heym, Louis Atlas, Peter Weidenreich (last name later changed to Wyden), unknown, Joseph Eaton

Technical record

Field	Imported value
MRBC2	2
Approx Age at Death	75
row_source	demographics

Timeline

• 17 January 1944 Assigned to Second Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company with rank of T/3.
• June 1998 — Died in Danbury, CT.
• Became naturalized citizen.
• Berlin as Peter Hans Weidenreich. No.
• Was not assigned to take courses at Camp Ritchie but was sent to Camp Sharpe in Gettysburg PA where he studied Psychological Warfare under Hans Habe.

Sources

• 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)
• 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Peter H. Weidenreich for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Weidenreich, Peter H. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: PETER H. WYDEN.doc)