Szego, George C. (37357304)

George Charles Szego
Personal details
Born	1919 Budapest, Hungary
Died	2008
Nativity	Hungary
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	37357304
Rank	Private
Camp Ritchie	Class 14 (2 December 1943 – 31 January 1944)
Section	5D
Enlisted	Ft Francis E Warren Cheyenne, Wyoming
Team	MII 457-G

Teammates

Team — MII 457-G

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George Charles Szego (1919–2008) was a Ritchie Boy (from Hungary) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 14.

Biography

George Charles Szego was born in Budapest and was 2 when his political emigre parents brought him to the United States.

After graduating from Brooklyn Technical High School, he enrolled at City College of New York.

After enlisting in the Army, he was sent to Camp Sibert, Ala., for chemical warfare training, but when Army brass realized he was fluent in Hungarian and German, he was transferred to the Army Intelligence Center at Camp Ritchie, MD.

Szego, then a Sergeant, landed at Omaha Beach in June 1944, a few weeks after D-Day, and he fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Szego interrogated a number of captured Nazis at Oberursel, including Hermann Goering. Szego recalled, was "a mere shadow of his former 320-pound self.

He was a chemical engineer who founded a pioneering solar technology company and who persuaded former President Jimmy Carter to install solar panels on the roof of the White House. A child of the Depression, he ran out of money after two years at CCNY and took a job in a plant in Sheridan, Wyo., that recovered non-ferrous metals. The job was supposed to be a brief hiatus from higher education, but the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor altered his plans.

During combat operations, he led an intelligence detachment that captured teams of Nazis impersonating GIs. Driving stolen Jeeps and wearing U.S. Uniforms, the Germans were bent on assassinating highranking American officers.

Before the Nuremberg trials, Dr. The Luftwaffe commander, Dr.

Army (Ret'd) of Dover died Wednesday, April 23, 2008.

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	89
Nara ASN	37357304
Nara Name	SZEGO GEORGE C
Nara State	79
Nara County	33
Nara POE	7931
Nara DOE	160743
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 Source	0
Nara Nativity	N3
Nara Year of Birth	19
Nara Race	1
Nara Race Description	White citizen
Nara Education	8
Nara Civilian Occupation	101
Nara Marital Status	2
Nara Height (inches)	10
Nara Weight (lbs)	0
Class_ASN	37357304
Class_Name	SZEGO, George C.
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 2022-11-23 (1 post)