Lewy, Stephan Heinz (31371862)

Stephan Heinz Lewy
Personal details
Born	1925 Germany, Of Jewish Faith
Died	9 November 2021
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	31371862
Rank	Private
Camp Ritchie	Class 15 (4 January – 3 March 1944)
Section	7A
Enlisted	Boston, Massachusetts
Specialty	Military intelligence
Unit / division	6th Armored Division

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Stephan Heinz Lewy (1925 – 9 November 2021), also known as Stephen/Heinz Stephan Lewy, was a Berlin-born Jewish orphan, Kindertransport refugee, and Ritchie Boy of Camp Ritchie Class 15. Drafted in 1943 at Boston, he trained for military intelligence and served with the 6th Armored Division, including the Battle of the Bulge and the liberation of Buchenwald.

Biography

Stephan Heinz Lewy (1925–2021) was born in Berlin and raised in an orphanage. In 1939 he was sent with other orphanage children to France on a Kindertransport; a Kindertransport identification paper for the German-Jewish refugee child Heinz Stephan Lewy survives in the U.S. In August 1940, he moved to Chateau de Chabannes (ORT) Children’s Home, Limoges. On 25 June 1942, he arrived in New York (Brooklyn) and reunited with parents. On 10 February 1944, Became naturalized citizen in Baltimore (#6154240). Worked as clerk in office and attended night school. He (From Camp Ritchie records at NARA, published biography, oral histories and Internet). He emigrated to the United States in 1942 and was drafted into the U.S. Because of his language skills he trained at Camp Ritchie in class 15 (section 7A) and served with the 6th Armored Division, landing at Utah Beach shortly after D-Day. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge and participated in the liberation of Buchenwald. He was featured among the Ritchie Boys discussed in Bruce Henderson's Sons and Soldiers and appeared in local Holocaust-education resources including the Holocaust Resource Center of Buffalo.

Research notes

• Also Class 11 OB
• OB 35
• 3/11/1925-A

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Nara ASN	31371862
Nara Name	LEWY S/EPHAN A
Nara State	13
Nara County	25
Nara POE	1306
Nara DOE	200843
Nara Grade Alpha	PVT
Nara Grade Code	8
Nara Branch Alpha	NO
Nara Branch Code	2
Branch	No branch assignment
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 Nativity	N1
Nara Year of Birth	25
Nara Race Description	Unknown
Nara Education	1
Nara Civilian Occupation	105
Nara Marital Status	6
Nara Height (inches)	0
Nara Weight (lbs)	0
Class_ASN	31371862
Class_Name	LEWY, Heinz S.
match_method	pass2_asn_last
row_source	both

Timeline

• August 1940 — Moved to Chateau de Chabannes (ORT) Children’s Home, Limoges.
• 25 June 1942 — Arrived in New York (Brooklyn) and reunited with parents.
• 10 February 1944 — Became naturalized citizen in Baltimore (#6154240).
• 19 July 1944 Landed at Utah Beach. Assigned to 6th Armored Division with Order of Battle.
• 11.
• 15.
• Berlin as Heinz S. Lewy.
• Helped prepare detailed history of the 6th Armored Division’s WW2 history.

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 2018-01-26 (2 posts)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2018-07-26 (4 posts)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-08-30 (1 post)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2024-09-25 (1 post)
• Facebook-linked source: jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com
• Facebook-linked source: hrcbuffalo.org
• Facebook-linked source: buffalonews.com
• Facebook-linked source: bit.ly
• Facebook-linked source: buffalojewishfederation.org
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Stephan Heinz Lewy for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 2 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Lewy, Stephan Heinz for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 2 source files: STEPHAN LEWY (2021).doc, STEPHAN LEWY.doc)