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'''Paul Rabinek''' (1914&ndash;1964) was a United States Army Private who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 8]].
'''Paul Rabinek''' (1914–1964) was a Ritchie Boy (from Austria; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 8 and served with IPW Team 41.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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Susan Rabinek Birnberg sent in a photo of her Dad, Staff Sergeant Paul Rabinek with some of his colleagues. Paul Rabinek is at the far right in the jeep. Paul Rabinek was a member of IPW (Interrogators of Prisoners of War) Team 41; other members of the team included 1st Lt. Melvin Rust; 2nd Lt. Kahn; M/Sgt Kurt F. Jasen; S/Sgt Guy Stern; and T/5 William F Bockhaus. S/Sgt Guy Stern and M/Sgt Kurt Jasen are listed in Bruce Henderson's book as two of the 1,985 German-Jewish Ritchie Boys.


== Research notes ==
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== Technical record ==
== Technical record ==
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* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2017-09-14 (1 post)

Revision as of 03:51, 26 August 2026

Paul Rabinek
Paul Rabinek
Personal details
Born1914
Died1964
NativityAustria
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32768527
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 8 (17 May – 16 July 1943)
Section5B
TeamIPW 41
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Paul Rabinek (1914–1964) was a Ritchie Boy (from Austria; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 8 and served with IPW Team 41.

Biography

Susan Rabinek Birnberg sent in a photo of her Dad, Staff Sergeant Paul Rabinek with some of his colleagues. Paul Rabinek is at the far right in the jeep. Paul Rabinek was a member of IPW (Interrogators of Prisoners of War) Team 41; other members of the team included 1st Lt. Melvin Rust; 2nd Lt. Kahn; M/Sgt Kurt F. Jasen; S/Sgt Guy Stern; and T/5 William F Bockhaus. S/Sgt Guy Stern and M/Sgt Kurt Jasen are listed in Bruce Henderson's book as two of the 1,985 German-Jewish Ritchie Boys.

Research notes

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 50
Class_ASN 32768527
Class_Name RABINEK, Paul
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Sources

  • Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
  • NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
  • 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
  • Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2017-09-14 (1 post)