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* 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 2022-11-24 (1 post) | * Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-11-24 (1 post) | ||
Revision as of 01:44, 1 September 2026
| Egon Weiss | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1919 |
| Died | 2003 |
| Nativity | Austria |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 31138437 |
| Rank | Staff Sergeant |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 22 (23 August – 21 October 1944) |
| Section | 5A |
| Enlisted | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Team | IPW 173 |
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Egon Weiss (1919–2003) was a Ritchie Boy (from Austria; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 22 and served with IPW Team 173.
Biography
Egon Arthur Weiss, 84, Librarian Emeritus of the United States Military Academy & pioneer in information technology, died Sept. Born the son of a physician in Vienna, Austria in 1919, Egon emigrated to NYC to escape the wrath of Hitler after he invaded in 1938. Weiss was drafted into the Army in 1942, the same year the Military Intelligence Training Center was activated at Camp Ritchie. Weiss rose to Lieutenant Colonel before retiring in 1969. He was trained as an interrogator at Camp Ritchie, MD. Army Seventh Corps and applied his German and French language skills during the Battle of the Bulge, liberation of concentration camps and in post war Germany. He played a role in organizing the post-World War II government in occupied Germany. Remaining in the US Army Reserve Civil Affairs after the war, Mr.
Research notes
Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 84 |
| Nara ASN | 31138437 |
| Nara Name | WEISS EGON |
| Nara State | 13 |
| Nara County | 25 |
| Nara POE | 1306 |
| Nara DOE | 90742 |
| Nara Grade Alpha | PVT |
| 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 | 72 |
| Nativity.1 | IOWA |
| Nara Year of Birth | 19 |
| Nara Race | J |
| Nara Race Description | White not yet a citizen |
| Nara Education | 6 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 118 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 68 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 154 |
| Class_ASN | 31138437 |
| Class_Name | WEISS, Egon |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
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)
- Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-11-24 (1 post)