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Arno ~~Joseph~~ Mayer (~~June 19~~, ~~1926 – December 18~~, ~~2023~~) ~~was~~ a Luxembourgish-born American historian ~~who specialized~~ in modern Europe, diplomatic history, and the Holocaust. He was the Dayton-Stockton Professor of History at Princeton University.

'''Arno J. Mayer''' (1926–2023), born Arno Joseph Mayer in Luxembourg City, was a Jewish Ritchie Boy (Camp Ritchie class 29) and later a Luxembourgish-born American historian specializing in modern Europe, diplomatic history, and the Holocaust. He was the Dayton-Stockton Professor of History at Princeton University.

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== Biography ==

Arno Joseph Mayer (June 19, 1926 – December 18, 2023) was a Luxembourgish-born American historian who specialized in modern Europe, diplomatic history, and the Holocaust. He was the Dayton-Stockton Professor of History at Princeton University.

Arno ~~Joseph Mayer (June 19, 1926 – December 18, 2023) was a Luxembourgish-born American historian who specialized in modern Europe, diplomatic history, and the Holocaust~~. Mayer was born ~~into a middle-class family~~ in ~~Luxembourg City on June 19,~~ 1926~~. His dissertation~~, ~~“The Politics of Allied War Aims,” was written under the supervision of Hajo Holborn~~, ~~the eminent historian~~.

Arno J. Mayer was born in 1926, with nativity listed as Lux, Jewish. Service notes include Camp Ritchie class 29. Roster notes also show enlisted at New York City New York; education listed as 4 years of high school.

~~He was professor at Wesleyan University (1952–53), Brandeis University (1954–58) and Harvard University (1958–61)~~. ~~He taught at Princeton University beginning in 1961. He was the Dayton-Stockton Professor of History at Princeton University.~~

Roster notes also show enlisted at New York City New York; education listed as 4 years of high school.

~~Mayer died in Princeton on December 18, 2023, at the age of 97.~~

== Research notes ==

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5375291389159405.jpg|Another special thank you to Stephen Goodell for forwarding these pictures from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's May 2, 2022 National Tribute Dinner, which honored the Ritchie Boys.

5375291345826076.~~png~~|Another special thank you to Stephen Goodell for forwarding these pictures from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's May 2, 2022 National Tribute Dinner, which honored the Ritchie Boys.

5375291345826076.jpg|Another special thank you to Stephen Goodell for forwarding these pictures from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's May 2, 2022 National Tribute Dinner, which honored the Ritchie Boys.

5375291382492739.jpg|Another special thank you to Stephen Goodell for forwarding these pictures from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's May 2, 2022 National Tribute Dinner, which honored the Ritchie Boys.

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-Arno Joseph Mayer (June 19, 1926 – December 18, 2023) was a Luxembourgish-born American historian who specialized in modern Europe, diplomatic history, and the Holocaust. He was the Dayton-Stockton Professor of History at Princeton University.
+'''Arno J. Mayer''' (1926–2023), born Arno Joseph Mayer in Luxembourg City, was a Jewish Ritchie Boy (Camp Ritchie class 29) and later a Luxembourgish-born American historian specializing in modern Europe, diplomatic history, and the Holocaust. He was the Dayton-Stockton Professor of History at Princeton University.
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 == Biography ==
+Arno Joseph Mayer (June 19, 1926 – December 18, 2023) was a Luxembourgish-born American historian who specialized in modern Europe, diplomatic history, and the Holocaust. He was the Dayton-Stockton Professor of History at Princeton University.
-Arno Joseph Mayer (June 19, 1926 – December 18, 2023) was a Luxembourgish-born American historian who specialized in modern Europe, diplomatic history, and the Holocaust. Mayer was born into a middle-class family in Luxembourg City on June 19, 1926. His dissertation, “The Politics of Allied War Aims,” was written under the supervision of Hajo Holborn, the eminent historian.
+Arno J. Mayer was born in 1926, with nativity listed as Lux, Jewish. Service notes include Camp Ritchie class 29. Roster notes also show enlisted at New York City New York; education listed as 4 years of high school.
-He was professor at Wesleyan University (1952–53), Brandeis University (1954–58) and Harvard University (1958–61). He taught at Princeton University beginning in 1961. He was the Dayton-Stockton Professor of History at Princeton University.
-Roster notes also show enlisted at New York City New York; education listed as 4 years of high school.
-Mayer died in Princeton on December 18, 2023, at the age of 97.
 == Research notes ==
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 5375291389159405.jpg|Another special thank you to Stephen Goodell for forwarding these pictures from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's May 2, 2022 National Tribute Dinner, which honored the Ritchie Boys.
-5375291345826076.png|Another special thank you to Stephen Goodell for forwarding these pictures from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's May 2, 2022 National Tribute Dinner, which honored the Ritchie Boys.
+5375291345826076.jpg|Another special thank you to Stephen Goodell for forwarding these pictures from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's May 2, 2022 National Tribute Dinner, which honored the Ritchie Boys.
 5375291382492739.jpg|Another special thank you to Stephen Goodell for forwarding these pictures from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's May 2, 2022 National Tribute Dinner, which honored the Ritchie Boys.
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