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Juan attended college in Switzerland (2 years – Economics). He graduated Hunter College (Engineering). He studied Economics in College (Switzerland). | Juan attended college in Switzerland (2 years – Economics). He graduated Hunter College (Engineering). He studied Economics in College (Switzerland). | ||
He worked as chemist in milk laboratory. He worked in laboratory (testing milk); also worked as administrative. He an avid skier, he heavily promoted the product at ski resorts, recalled Harold Burson, founder and chairman of Burson-Marsteller, the advertising and public relations firm. | He worked as chemist in milk laboratory. He worked in laboratory (testing milk); also worked as administrative. He an avid skier, he heavily promoted the product at ski resorts, recalled Harold Burson, founder and chairman of Burson-Marsteller, the advertising and public relations firm. On 20 July 1943, he was naturalized as a United States citizen in District Court in Washington, D.C., in a ceremony for Camp Ritchie soldiers reported the next day in ''The Washington Post''. | ||
He carasso had returned to France, the multinational conglomerate Beatrice Foods bought the company, for $3 million in Beatrice stock, as part of its plans to expand into more profitable and growing specialty food products. | He carasso had returned to France, the multinational conglomerate Beatrice Foods bought the company, for $3 million in Beatrice stock, as part of its plans to expand into more profitable and growing specialty food products. | ||
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He , the man credited with turning yogurt -- an obscure, highly acidic dairy product -- into a fruit-flavored staple in the diets of many Americans, died on Sunday at his home in New York. | He , the man credited with turning yogurt -- an obscure, highly acidic dairy product -- into a fruit-flavored staple in the diets of many Americans, died on Sunday at his home in New York. | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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Washington_Post_85_Soldiers_Naturalized_21_Jul_1943.jpg|''Washington Post'', 21 July 1943 — naturalized 20 July 1943 (Camp Ritchie cohort ceremony, District Court, Washington, D.C.) | |||
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== Technical record == | == Technical record == | ||
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* Born 1918. | * Born 1918. | ||
* 12 June 1943 — Graduated with Class 7. Classified as Steno-typist German. | * 12 June 1943 — Graduated with Class 7. Classified as Steno-typist German. | ||
* 20 July 1943 — Naturalized as a U.S. citizen in District Court, Washington, D.C. (Camp Ritchie soldiers’ ceremony; reported in ''The Washington Post'', 21 July 1943) | |||
* Carasso had returned to France, the multinational conglomerate Beatrice Foods bought the company, for $3 million in Beatrice stock, as part of its plans to expand into more profitable and growing specialty food products. | * Carasso had returned to France, the multinational conglomerate Beatrice Foods bought the company, for $3 million in Beatrice stock, as part of its plans to expand into more profitable and growing specialty food products. | ||
* Drafted into Army as Pvt (ASN: 32782445). | * Drafted into Army as Pvt (ASN: 32782445). | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* [[:File:Washington_Post_85_Soldiers_Naturalized_21_Jul_1943.pdf|Same clipping (PDF)]] | |||
* [[The Stories/Camp Ritchie naturalization (July 1943)]] | |||
* [[:File:Washington_Post_85_Soldiers_Naturalized_21_Jul_1943.jpg|“85 Soldiers Naturalized In Court Here,” ''The Washington Post'', 21 July 1943, p. B6]] (ceremony '''20 July 1943'''; almost all from Camp Ritchie) | |||
* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data | * 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 | * Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records | ||