Soft launch: Soldier biographies and research notes vary in completeness. Prefer class-roster, NARA, newspapers, and other cited sources for contested facts — treat Research notes as leads, not settled history. Anyone can correct a page; contact us with questions.
Jaffe, Arthur H. (0460567): Difference between revisions
Clean Timeline bullets (drop bare class numbers and truncated OCR) |
Add audited Dan Gross timeline enrichment |
||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
|death_year=2015 | |death_year=2015 | ||
|nativity=United States | |nativity=United States | ||
|rank_final=major | |||
}} | }} | ||
| Line 15: | Line 16: | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Arthur went to Jerusalem to use the GI Bill to study languages at the Hebrew University. He graduated Penn State University (BA Languages). He graduated high school in Gibson, MA. He and his colleagues wanted information about which way countries were leaning to influence positions in the United Nations. He returned to the United States in 1949 and worked in his family's department store chain. He moved to Delray Beach after retiring. | After World War II ended, Arthur Jaffe went to Palestine and fought in the Jewish War of Independence (1946-8). Jaffe attended In 1998, he and his wife donated their rare book collection which is now housed in the Jaffe Center for Book Arts at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton FL where Jaffe is Professor Emeritus. He attended Twenty-one or 13 percent were graduates of the 8-week course while more than half entered Camp Ritchie before transferring to Camp Sharpe for post-graduate training. Jaffe camp Sharpe (also) served as a POW camp and 396 German POWs lived there. He camp Sharpe served as a satellite location for the Indiantown Gap Military Reservation. Jaffe sixty-two American enlisted men served as guards, and there were five officers who presided over the camp, along with several other camps around the state. Arthur went to Jerusalem to use the GI Bill to study languages at the Hebrew University. He graduated Penn State University (BA Languages). He graduated high school in Gibson, MA. He and his colleagues wanted information about which way countries were leaning to influence positions in the United Nations. He returned to the United States in 1949 and worked in his family's department store chain. He moved to Delray Beach after retiring. | ||
== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
| Line 38: | Line 39: | ||
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed soldier-timeline"> | <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed soldier-timeline"> | ||
<div class="soldier-timeline-body"> | <div class="soldier-timeline-body"> | ||
* 1943 — Camp Sharpe (in Gettysburg, PA) was opened and served as a sort of post graduate training school emphasizing psychological operations for selected graduates of the standard 8-week course at Camp Ritchie and many others with special skills in radio, broadcasting, etc. | |||
* May 1943 — Executive Officer (1st Lt.) of 104th Infantry Division. | * May 1943 — Executive Officer (1st Lt.) of 104th Infantry Division. | ||
* Jaffe returned to the United States in 1949 and worked in his family's department store chain. | * Jaffe returned to the United States in 1949 and worked in his family's department store chain. | ||
* Assigned to Second Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company. | * Assigned to Second Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company. | ||
* He moved to Delray Beach after retiring. | * He moved to Delray Beach after retiring. | ||
* SECOND MOBILE RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY. | |||
</div> | </div> | ||
</div><div style="clear: both;"></div> | </div><div style="clear: both;"></div> | ||
| Line 50: | Line 53: | ||
* 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) | ||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Arthur H. Jaffe for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 3 source documents reviewed) | |||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Jaffe, Arthur H. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 3 source files: ARTHUR H. JAFFE (2021).doc, ARTHUR H. JAFFE and 2nd MRBC.doc, ARTHUR JAFFE - ISRAEL.doc) | |||
Revision as of 12:35, 1 September 2026
| Arthur H. Jaffe | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1921 |
| Died | 2015 |
| Nativity | United States |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 0460567 |
| Rank | Major |
{{Needs source}}, or explain disagreements on talk. Baseline import notes: About the data.
Arthur H. Jaffe (1921–2015) was a United States Army soldier associated with Camp Ritchie, Maryland.
Biography
After World War II ended, Arthur Jaffe went to Palestine and fought in the Jewish War of Independence (1946-8). Jaffe attended In 1998, he and his wife donated their rare book collection which is now housed in the Jaffe Center for Book Arts at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton FL where Jaffe is Professor Emeritus. He attended Twenty-one or 13 percent were graduates of the 8-week course while more than half entered Camp Ritchie before transferring to Camp Sharpe for post-graduate training. Jaffe camp Sharpe (also) served as a POW camp and 396 German POWs lived there. He camp Sharpe served as a satellite location for the Indiantown Gap Military Reservation. Jaffe sixty-two American enlisted men served as guards, and there were five officers who presided over the camp, along with several other camps around the state. Arthur went to Jerusalem to use the GI Bill to study languages at the Hebrew University. He graduated Penn State University (BA Languages). He graduated high school in Gibson, MA. He and his colleagues wanted information about which way countries were leaning to influence positions in the United Nations. He returned to the United States in 1949 and worked in his family's department store chain. He moved to Delray Beach after retiring.
Research notes
- Commander 2nd MRBC
Gallery
After you are autoconfirmed, upload a photo and add [[File:Example.jpg|thumb|caption]] here, or set |photo=Example.jpg in the infobox.
Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| MRBC2 | 2 |
| Approx Age at Death | 94 |
| row_source | demographics |
Timeline
- 1943 — Camp Sharpe (in Gettysburg, PA) was opened and served as a sort of post graduate training school emphasizing psychological operations for selected graduates of the standard 8-week course at Camp Ritchie and many others with special skills in radio, broadcasting, etc.
- May 1943 — Executive Officer (1st Lt.) of 104th Infantry Division.
- Jaffe returned to the United States in 1949 and worked in his family's department store chain.
- Assigned to Second Mobile Radio Broadcasting Company.
- He moved to Delray Beach after retiring.
- SECOND MOBILE RADIO BROADCASTING COMPANY.
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 Arthur H. Jaffe for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 3 source documents reviewed)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Jaffe, Arthur H. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 3 source files: ARTHUR H. JAFFE (2021).doc, ARTHUR H. JAFFE and 2nd MRBC.doc, ARTHUR JAFFE - ISRAEL.doc)