Mayer, Arno Joseph (42139253): Difference between revisions
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* 19 June 1926 — Born in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. | * 19 June 1926 — Born in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. | ||
* 1938–1940 — Family fled Luxembourg five times on invasion scares; brief stay in Brussels (Feb 1940). | * 1938–1940 — Family fled Luxembourg five times on invasion scares; brief stay in Brussels (Feb 1940). | ||
* 1940 — Failed Spain route after French armistice; Marseille → Oran → Morocco (Oujda detention; Rabat/Casablanca); U.S. visas via Congressman Frank Boykin. | |||
* 10 May 1940 — Fled Luxembourg at 1:00 a.m. after French intelligence warning; escape via France (Verdun laissez-passer). | * 10 May 1940 — Fled Luxembourg at 1:00 a.m. after French intelligence warning; escape via France (Verdun laissez-passer). | ||
* | * 1941–1943 — George Washington High School (NYC); classmates included Henry Kissinger and Alan Greenspan; graduated 1943. | ||
* January 1941 — Arrived New York on the ''Serpa Pinto'' with his father; rest of family followed in February; settled in Washington Heights. | * January 1941 — Arrived New York on the ''Serpa Pinto'' with his father; rest of family followed in February; settled in Washington Heights. | ||
* 1943–1944 — Office clerk; night classes at CCNY until drafted (1944). | * 1943–1944 — Office clerk; night classes at CCNY until drafted (1944). | ||
* c. 1944–1945 — Tank training at Fort Knox, Kentucky; OCS interview; selected for Camp Ritchie. | * c. 1944–1945 — Tank training at Fort Knox, Kentucky; OCS interview; selected for Camp Ritchie. | ||
* c. 1945–1946 — Mustering out believed at Fort Dix, New Jersey. | |||
* March 1945 — Assigned to Camp Ritchie (Class 29); languages French, German, Luxembourgish. | * March 1945 — Assigned to Camp Ritchie (Class 29); languages French, German, Luxembourgish. | ||
* 9 June 1945 — Temporary duty (X-1482) at Fort Hunt / P.O. Box 1142 as morale officer for high-value German prisoners (including scientists such as Wernher von Braun); not an interrogator. | * 9 June 1945 — Temporary duty (X-1482) at Fort Hunt / P.O. Box 1142 as morale officer for high-value German prisoners (including scientists such as Wernher von Braun); not an interrogator. | ||
* 1952–53 — Taught at Wesleyan University. | * 1952–53 — Taught at Wesleyan University. | ||
* 1954–58 — Brandeis University. | * 1954–58 — Brandeis University. | ||