Sakheim, George A. (32861841)

George A. Sakheim
Personal details
Born	1923
Died	5 December 2019
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	32861841
Rank	Private First Class
Camp Ritchie	Class 16 (6 February – 5 April 1944)
Section	5D
Enlisted	New York City, New York
Team	IPW 13

Teammates

Team — IPW 13

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George A. Sakheim (1923 – 5 December 2019) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 16 and served with IPW Team 13.

Biography

George Sakheim was a Ritchie Boy. Sakheim, 96, decorated World War II veteran, translator at the Nuremberg Trials, and later a psychologist Dr. Sakheim had a seat at one of the most important war trials in history.

Sakheim, 96, of Gwynedd, a translator at the Nuremberg Trials who came face to face with some of Nazi Germany’s most notorious war criminals, died Thursday, Dec. 5, of pneumonia at Abington Lansdale Hospital. Sakheim volunteered and was immediately flown to Nuremberg. Sakheim did much of his work from an adjoining room, but when in the courtroom, he recorded his impressions in a journal.

Sakheim believed that the trials accomplished two goals. Sakheim immigrated to New York at age 15 to live with an aunt. Sakheim was sent for military intelligence training.

Sakheim’s wartime experience formed the basis for a lifetime of writing and giving testimony about the Holocaust, his family said. Sakheim and nine other veterans the Legion of Honor medal, France’s highest honor, for their part in liberating France during World War II. Sakheim earned a bachelor’s and a master’s degree, both in psychology, at Columbia University.

Sakheim worked as a psychologist for many years in Maine and then New York. Sakheim was active in the civil rights and anti-war movements. The following comes from his obituary.

He passed away December 5, 2019.

Research notes

• ASTP Nuremberg
• http://www.jpost.com/Magazine/The-Nuremberg-Diary-434645

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	96
Nara ASN	32861841
Nara Name	SAKHEIM GEORGE A
Nara State	23
Nara County	61
Nara POE	2364
Nara DOE	120343
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	N1
Nara Year of Birth	23
Nara Race	1
Nara Race Description	White citizen
Nara Education	5
Nara Civilian Occupation	992
Nara Marital Status	6
Nara Height (inches)	88
Nara Weight (lbs)	120
Class_ASN	32861841
Class_Name	SAKHEIM, George A.
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 2023-01-12 (1 post)