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-'''Charles E. Weber, Jr''' (1922&ndash;2002) was a United States Army soldier associated with Camp Ritchie, Maryland. Charles enlisted at Cincinnati, Ohio.
+'''Charles E. Weber Jr.''' (22 October 1922&ndash;11 December 2002) was an American Ritchie Boy ([[Class 29]]) who later examined OKW records connected with the Nuremberg Trials and became a university language professor.
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 == Biography ==
-In July 1943, Weber attended ASTP University of Chicago (as Pfc). Charles was educated in Cincinnati public schools and received his Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Cincinnati, where his father was a professor of Jurisprudence. He attended Head, Modern Languages, University of Tulsa. He , a Professor of Languages, was born in Cincinnati, OH, on October 22, 1922. He worked in various intelligence assignments, including examination of the records of the German Supreme Command (OKW) in the Fechenheim Document Center in connection with the Nuremberg Trials. He was stationed in Germany, where he enjoyed living for several years after the war. He held professorships at the University of Missouri, Louisiana State University and the University of Tulsa, from where he retired in 1982.
+Charles E. Weber Jr. Was born on 22 October 1922 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was educated in Cincinnati public schools. He enlisted on 13 January 1943 at Cincinnati. In July 1943 he attended the Army Specialized Training Program at the University of Chicago as a private first class. After Signal Corps radio-monitoring training near Fresno, California, he was assigned in early 1945 to [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland ([[Class 29]]), for intelligence instruction including prisoner interrogation, map reading, and German order of battle.
+Weber later worked on examination of German Supreme Command (OKW) records at the Fechenheim Document Center in connection with the Nuremberg Trials and lived for a time in postwar Germany. He earned a Ph.D. From the University of Cincinnati and held language professorships at the University of Missouri, Louisiana State University, and the University of Tulsa, retiring in 1982. He died on 11 December 2002.
 == Research notes ==
 * Holocaust denier
+* Holocaust denier — existing research flag retained; Liberty Bell magazines not bulk-imported.
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-* 13 January 1943 — Enlisted in Cincinnati as Pvt (ASN 35683098).
+* 22 October 1922 — Born in Cincinnati, Ohio.
-* Died 11 December 2002.
+* 13 January 1943 — Enlisted at Cincinnati as Pvt (ASN 35683098).
-* Weber, Jr., died December 11, 2002.
+* July 1943 — ASTP, University of Chicago (Pfc).
-* 1922 — Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Dr. Charles E. Weber served in the United States. Army during the Second World War. He worked in various intelligence assignments, including examination of the records of the German Supreme Command (OKW) in the Fechenheim Document Center in connection with the Nuremberg Trials. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati in.
+* Early 1945 — Assigned to Camp Ritchie (Class 29) for intelligence training.
+* Postwar — OKW document work at Fechenheim Document Center (Nuremberg-related).
+* Academic career — University of Missouri; LSU; University of Tulsa (retired 1982).
+* 11 December 2002 — Died.
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 == Sources ==
+* Charles E. Weber, autobiographical Camp Ritchie passage in ''The Liberty Bell'' (1990) (RB Archive packet; magazine not uploaded in full).
 * 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