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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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Heinz worked as a henry Goldsmith, executive and WWII Army intelligence officer, dies.
 
GOLDSCHMIDT was a member of the Palm Beach Literary Society and the Prologue Society. He goldsmith was vice president of Greystone Press, a pioneer in monthly mail-order books and records, from the early 1950s. GOLDSCHMIDT served as an instructor and officer in intelligence and interrogation, and those he trained landed in Normandy on D-Day. He worked as a near the war’s end, he wed Janet Fox, an actress and niece of Pulitzer-Prize winning author Edna Ferber, and they remained married until her death in 2002. GOLDSCHMIDT henry Goldsmith of Palm Beach died Wednesday, Jan.


== Research notes ==
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* Born 4 March 1915 in Berlin.
* Born 4 March 1915.
* Near the war’s end, he wed Janet Fox, an actress and niece of Pulitzer-Prize winning author Edna Ferber, and they remained married until her death in 2002.
* He became one of the Ritchie Boys, a World War II military intelligence unit. He served as an instructor and officer in intelligence and interrogation, and those he trained landed in Normandy on D-Day.
* Henry Goldsmith of Palm Beach died Wednesday, Jan.
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== Sources ==
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* 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 Heinz GOLDSCHMIDT for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of GOLDSCHMIDT, Heinz for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: HENRY GOLDSMITH (Heinz Goldschmidt).doc)

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Heinz Goldschmidt
Personal details
Born4 March 1915
Berlin
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32430939
RankSergeant
Camp RitchieClass 3 (2 November – 23 December 1942)
SectionI
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Heinz Goldschmidt was a United States Army Sergeant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 3.

Biography

Heinz worked as a henry Goldsmith, executive and WWII Army intelligence officer, dies.

GOLDSCHMIDT was a member of the Palm Beach Literary Society and the Prologue Society. He goldsmith was vice president of Greystone Press, a pioneer in monthly mail-order books and records, from the early 1950s. GOLDSCHMIDT served as an instructor and officer in intelligence and interrogation, and those he trained landed in Normandy on D-Day. He worked as a near the war’s end, he wed Janet Fox, an actress and niece of Pulitzer-Prize winning author Edna Ferber, and they remained married until her death in 2002. GOLDSCHMIDT henry Goldsmith of Palm Beach died Wednesday, Jan.

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Class_ASN 32430939
Class_Name GOLDSCHMIDT, Heinz
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Timeline

  • Born 4 March 1915 in Berlin.
  • Born 4 March 1915.
  • Near the war’s end, he wed Janet Fox, an actress and niece of Pulitzer-Prize winning author Edna Ferber, and they remained married until her death in 2002.
  • He became one of the Ritchie Boys, a World War II military intelligence unit. He served as an instructor and officer in intelligence and interrogation, and those he trained landed in Normandy on D-Day.
  • Henry Goldsmith of Palm Beach died Wednesday, Jan.

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 Heinz GOLDSCHMIDT for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of GOLDSCHMIDT, Heinz for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: HENRY GOLDSMITH (Heinz Goldschmidt).doc)