Jellinek, George (01326463)

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George Jellinek
Personal details
Born	22 December 1919 Újpest, Hungary
Died	16 January 2010
Nativity	Hungary
Religion	Protestant
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	01326463
Rank	Corporal
Rank at Ritchie	Private First Class
Camp Ritchie	Class 16 (6 February – 5 April 1944)
Section	5E
Team	MII 426-G

Teammates

Team — MII 426-G

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George Jellinek (22 December 1919 – 16 January 2010) was a Hungary-born Ritchie Boy (Class 16) who later hosted WQXR’s The Vocal Scene for decades.

Biography

George Jellinek was born on 22 December 1919 in Újpest, near Budapest, Hungary. Drafted at Fort Dix on 23 February 1942, he trained in the Air Corps radio school (Scott Field) and later entered the Army Specialized Training Program, studying Italian and Central European subjects at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. He became a U.S. citizen on 20 September 1943 in Philadelphia.

In early 1944 he transferred to Camp Ritchie (Class 16), graduating on 5 April 1944 as a German linguist, and was later associated with MII Team 426-G attached to XV Corps. He also passed through Fort Benning OCS-related training in the wartime path recorded in his memoir.

After the war Jellinek became a leading classical-music broadcaster in New York, hosting WQXR’s weekly The Vocal Scene from 1969 to 2004 and appearing on Metropolitan Opera radio intermissions. He died on 16 January 2010.

Research notes

• OCS Fort Benning
• WQXR
• WQXR radio host,
• Also held enlisted ASN 32242809 (draft/induction); public profile uses officer ASN 01326463.
• Memoir chapters in RB Archive (My Road to Radio / Vocal Scene path) supply ASTP and citizenship detail.

Gallery

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  George Jellinek portrait (RB Archive)
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  George Jellinek (RB Archive packet portrait)

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	91
Class_ASN	32242809
Class_Name	JELLINEK, George
match_method	pass2_unique_name
row_source	both

Timeline

• 22 December 1919 — Born in Újpest, Hungary.
• 23 February 1942 — Inducted, Fort Dix.
• 1942 — Air Corps Radio School, Scott Field; married Hedy (St. Louis), July 1942.
• 1943 — ASTP, Lafayette College (Italian); naturalized 20 September 1943, Philadelphia.
• 5 April 1944 — Graduated Camp Ritchie Class 16 (German linguist); later MII 426-G / XV Corps.
• 1969–2004 — Host, WQXR The Vocal Scene.
• 16 January 2010 — Died.

Sources

• George Jellinek packet portrait
• George Jellinek portrait
• RB Archive book-chapter extracts for Jellinek (private packet; selected portraits uploaded)
• Archive.org — George Jellinek memoir / Vocal Scene materials
• Wikipedia — George Jellinek
• 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 2022-11-19 (1 post)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of George Jellinek for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Jellinek, George for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: GEORGE JELLINEK (2021).doc)