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'''Werner E. Stark''' (~~1921–1995~~) was a ~~United States Army Private First Class~~ who trained at [[Camp Ritchie~~]], Maryland,~~ in ~~[[Class~~ 25]].

'''Werner E. Stark''' (1921–1995) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 25 and served with IPW Team 208.

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== Biography ==

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RB Werner Erwin Stark, February 12 1921, born in Munich Germany, was from a Jewish family of textile merchants. Together with his older brother Walter, he immigrated to the United States via France in 1938. His parents and sister were able to join him shortly thereafter. During World War Two, Stark enlisted in the US Army and was trained in counterintelligence at Fort Ritchie, Maryland. He served in Europe as one of the "Ritchie Boys." Stark performed a variety of counterintelligence tasks, including being dropped into Germany under a false name. According to a summary of an oral history Stark provided to the Holocaust Memorial Center, Zekelman Family Campus, in Michigan, he also served "... as an interpreter at the Nuremberg trials of war criminals, ... [interrogated] the infamous Dr. Josef Mengele, and [provided] surveillance of the former girlfriend of Ernst Kaltenbrunner, chief of the German Security Service as related to her associations with American army officers.". Werner Stark died July 25 1995 in Oakland Michigan. Attached are some photos of RB Stark, his CIC identification card, and naturalization certificate.

== Research notes ==

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== 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)

* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-10-23 (1 post)

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-'''Werner E. Stark''' (1921&ndash;1995) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 25]].
+'''Werner E. Stark''' (1921–1995) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 25 and served with IPW Team 208.
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 == Biography ==
-''Add a biography, family details, and sources. Click Edit to change this page; no account is required.''
+RB Werner Erwin Stark, February 12 1921, born in Munich Germany, was from a Jewish family of textile merchants. Together with his older brother Walter, he immigrated to the United States via France in 1938. His parents and sister were able to join him shortly thereafter. During World War Two, Stark enlisted in the US Army and was trained in counterintelligence at Fort Ritchie, Maryland. He served in Europe as one of the "Ritchie Boys." Stark performed a variety of counterintelligence tasks, including being dropped into Germany under a false name. According to a summary of an oral history Stark provided to the Holocaust Memorial Center, Zekelman Family Campus, in Michigan, he also served "... as an interpreter at the Nuremberg trials of war criminals, ... [interrogated] the infamous Dr. Josef Mengele, and [provided] surveillance of the former girlfriend of Ernst Kaltenbrunner, chief of the German Security Service as related to her associations with American army officers.". Werner Stark died July 25 1995 in Oakland Michigan. Attached are some photos of RB Stark, his CIC identification card, and naturalization certificate.
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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.''
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+5797158130306060.jpg
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+5797157686972771.jpg
+5797157840306089.jpg
+5797157883639418.jpg
+5797157870306086.jpg
+5797157920306081.jpg
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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)
+* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-10-23 (1 post)