Vajna, Ladislas (42060416)

Ladislas Vajna
Personal details
Born	1906 Hungary, But Was In
Nativity	Hungary
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	42060416
Enlisted	New York City, New York

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Ladislas Vajna (born 1906) was a Ritchie Boy (from Hungary) who trained at Camp Ritchie.

Biography

Here is another amazing Ritchie Boy story! Ritchie Boy Ladislas Vajna (he often went by Ladi (pronounced Lad-ee)) was born in Hungary, but was in the French Army working undercover for the French Resistance during the start of WWII. Ritchie Boy Vajna's wife (Ludwika "Inka" Vajna) and daughter (Ottilie "Lee") (see photo below) were being hidden in Villefranche-sur-Mer, France. Fortunately, the family managed to escape to the United States with the Nazi's at their heels. Please help the Ritchie Boys gain recognition for their amazing achievements by contacting your Senators and Representative to ask them to co-sponsor a Bill to award the Ritchie Boys the Congressional Gold Medal.

Research notes

• Physically unfit
• 11/5/1906-?

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Nara ASN	42060416
Nara Name	VAJNA LADISLAS
Nara State	23
Nara County	81
Nara POE	2364
Nara DOE	161243
Nara Grade Alpha	PVT
Nara Grade Code	8
Nara Branch Alpha	NO
Nara Branch Code	2
Branch	No branch assignment
Nara Term or Enlistment	5
Term of enlistment	Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Defer. Date	0
Nara Source	0
Nara Nativity	N3
Nara Year of Birth	6
Nara Race	J
Nara Race Description	White not yet a citizen
Nara Education	8
Nara Civilian Occupation	144
Nara Marital Status	2
Nara Height (inches)	8
Nara Weight (lbs)	0
row_source	demographics

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 2022-01-31 (1 post)