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|alias=Siegfried Dingfelder

|birth_year=1924

|specialty=IPW (interrogation of prisoners of war)

|division=69th IPW; XX Corps, Third Army

|photo=Enemy I Knew Fred Fields 1.png

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'''Fred D. Fields''' was a United States Army Private who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 10]]. Fred enlisted at New York City, New York.

'''Fred D. Fields''' was a United States Army Private who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 10]]. Fred enlisted at New York City, New York. Born Siegfried Dingfelder in Uehlfeld, Germany; served as an interrogator with the 69th IPW under XX Corps, Third Army.

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== Biography ==

~~FRED FIELDS UEHLFELD, GERMANY XX Corps, Third Army~~ Fred Fields ~~was~~ born Siegfried Dingfelder ~~and~~ fled Germany with his family ~~just~~ after Kristallnacht~~. They~~ arrived in the United States in 1940 ~~and lived~~ in Brooklyn, ~~when Fields worked as a baker until getting drafted into~~ the ~~army~~. See the [[The Stories/The Enemy I Knew/Fred Fields|full story]].

Fred Fields (born Siegfried Dingfelder) fled Germany with his family after Kristallnacht and arrived in the United States in 1940. A baker in Brooklyn before the draft, he trained at Camp Ritchie and joined the 69th IPW near Metz, serving under XX Corps, Third Army, through Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Remagen breakthrough. See the [[The Stories/The Enemy I Knew/Fred Fields|full story]].

== Research notes ==

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== Gallery ==

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[[File:Enemy I Knew Fred Fields 1.png|thumb|Enemy I Knew Fred Fields 1.png]]

== Technical record ==

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* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)

* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)

* [~~https:~~//~~www.theritchieboys.com/the-stories/the-enemy-i-knew-german-jews-in-the-allied-military-in-world-war-ii/fred-fields theritchieboys.com story~~]

* [[The Stories/The Enemy I Knew/Fred Fields|The Stories essay]]

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 |class_number=10
 |class_display=10
+|alias=Siegfried Dingfelder
+|birth_year=1924
+|specialty=IPW (interrogation of prisoners of war)
+|division=69th IPW; XX Corps, Third Army
+|photo=Enemy I Knew Fred Fields 1.png
 }}
 <div class="soldier-lead">
-'''Fred D. Fields''' was a United States Army Private who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 10]]. Fred enlisted at New York City, New York.
+'''Fred D. Fields''' was a United States Army Private who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 10]]. Fred enlisted at New York City, New York. Born Siegfried Dingfelder in Uehlfeld, Germany; served as an interrogator with the 69th IPW under XX Corps, Third Army.
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 == Biography ==
-FRED FIELDS UEHLFELD, GERMANY XX Corps, Third Army Fred Fields was born Siegfried Dingfelder and fled Germany with his family just after Kristallnacht. They arrived in the United States in 1940 and lived in Brooklyn, when Fields worked as a baker until getting drafted into the army. See the [[The Stories/The Enemy I Knew/Fred Fields|full story]].
+Fred Fields (born Siegfried Dingfelder) fled Germany with his family after Kristallnacht and arrived in the United States in 1940. A baker in Brooklyn before the draft, he trained at Camp Ritchie and joined the 69th IPW near Metz, serving under XX Corps, Third Army, through Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Remagen breakthrough. See the [[The Stories/The Enemy I Knew/Fred Fields|full story]].
 == Research notes ==
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 == Gallery ==
-''After you are autoconfirmed, [[Special:Upload|upload a photo]] and add <code><nowiki>[[File:Example.jpg|thumb|caption]]</nowiki></code> here, or set <code>|photo=Example.jpg</code> in the infobox.''
+[[File:Enemy I Knew Fred Fields 1.png|thumb|Enemy I Knew Fred Fields 1.png]]
 == Technical record ==
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 * NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
 * 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
-* [https://www.theritchieboys.com/the-stories/the-enemy-i-knew-german-jews-in-the-allied-military-in-world-war-ii/fred-fields theritchieboys.com story]
+* [[The Stories/The Enemy I Knew/Fred Fields|The Stories essay]]