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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
On 1 February 1941, Joined the Army in Sacramento, CA (ASN: 39076100). College in Germany (Economics) (non-graduate). Worked as Chief Clerk in Coca-Cola plant. [[Friedman, Rudolph E. (39076100)|Rudolph E. Friedman]] (ASN 39076100) was born in 1914 in Germany, of Jewish faith, with Camp Ritchie Class 16 (section 7C, corporal), IPW Team 164, overseas service, and enlistment at Sacramento, California. Records list four years of college and an occupation as a manufacturing foreman. By June he was a master sergeant serving on IPW Team 164 with Harold Bergstrom, [[Akos, Andrew (36697681)|Andrew Akos]], Jack Hillesum, and [[Hellman, Fred W. (0907226)|Fred W. Hellman]] (also referred to as Captain Frederick Hellman), in France and later into Germany. Family photographs show Friedman with IPW Team 164: one taken April 12, 1945 at Geislingen, southwest of Stuttgart, with an Interrogators of Prisoners of War (IPW) sign behind him; others from June 1945 at Lindenfels, south of Frankfurt; and additional undated images with teammates, two of whom Ronald believed to be Bergstrom and Akos. The family also kept a unit memento—a cross-section of an 88 mm howitzer prepared by Friedman and his teammates to commemorate the advance into Germany. Ronald later noted the Latin motto on the MITC completion certificate, ''Fas est ab hoste doceri'' ("It is right to be taught even by an enemy"), as a fitting description of how Ritchie Boys worked.
Rudolph attended college in Germany (Economics) (non-graduate). He worked as Chief Clerk in Coca-Cola plant. On 1 February 1941, he joined the Army in Sacramento, CA (ASN: 39076100).


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==

Revision as of 02:48, 1 September 2026

Rudolph E. Friedman
Rudolph E. Friedman
Personal details
Born1914
Germany, Of Jewish Faith
Died1999
NativityGermany
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN39076100
RankCaptain
Rank at RitchieCorporal
Camp RitchieClass 16 (6 February – 5 April 1944)
Section7C
EnlistedSacramento, California
SpecialtyInterrogation of prisoners of war
TeamIPW 164
Teammates
Team — IPW 164
These are other soldiers listed on the same team roster. People moved between teams; overlapping service dates are not always documented.
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Rudolph E. Friedman (1914–1999), known as Rudy, was a German-born Jewish Camp Ritchie graduate of the 16th class (April 1944) who served as a master sergeant on IPW Team 164 in France and Germany. Family posts on the Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page preserve his diploma, IPW photographs, and unit mementos shared by his son Ronald.

Biography

Rudolph attended college in Germany (Economics) (non-graduate). He worked as Chief Clerk in Coca-Cola plant. On 1 February 1941, he joined the Army in Sacramento, CA (ASN: 39076100).

Research notes

  • Also Class 1 IPW Ge

Gallery

  • The second photo on the right was taken on June 26, 1945 at Lindenfels, south of Frankfurt, Germany Courtesy of his son, Ronald Friedman.
    The second photo on the right was taken on June 26, 1945 at Lindenfels, south of Frankfurt, Germany Courtesy of his son, Ronald Friedman.

Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 85
Nara ASN 39076100
Nara Name FRIEDMAN RUDOLPH E
Nara State 91
Nara County 89
Nara POE 9170
Nara DOE 10241
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 3
Term of enlistment Enlistment for Hawaiian Department
Defer. Date 0
Nara Source 0
Nara Nativity N1
Nara Year of Birth 14
Nara Race J
Nara Race Description White not yet a citizen
Nara Education 8
Nara Civilian Occupation 591
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 73
Nara Weight (lbs) 158
Class_ASN 39076100
Class_Name FRIEDMAN, Rudolph E.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline

  • 4 June 1943 — Became naturalized citizen in Seward, AK (No.
  • 5/1943 Clerk with 267th Sep CA Battalion as Cpl.
  • 16.
  • Assigned to IPW Team 164 attached to Seventh Army, XXI Corps.

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 2018-01-10 (4 posts)
  • Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2018-01-15 (1 post)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Rudolph E. Friedman for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Friedman, Rudolph E. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: RUDOLPH E. FRIEDMAN.doc)
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