Oppenheimer, Alfred (42073609)

Alfred Oppenheimer
Personal details
Born	1926
Died	1995
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	42073609
Rank	Private
Camp Ritchie	Class 25 (30 November 1944 – 29 January 1945)
Section	5C
Enlisted	New York City, New York

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Alfred Oppenheimer (1926–1995) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 25.

Biography

Alfred Oppenheimer (1926–1995) was a German-born Jewish Ritchie Boy who left Germany at age 15 in 1941 and came to the United States. Drafted at about 17 or 18, he completed a GED in the Army and trained at Camp Ritchie in class 25. He served with an Interrogation of Prisoners of War team attached to the 6th Armored Division, interrogating German prisoners and taking part in counter-intelligence work seeking out political prisoners; his specialties included artillery and interpreter duties.

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	69
Nara ASN	42073609
Nara Name	OPPENHEIMER ALFRED
Nara State	23
Nara County	005
Nara POE	2364
Nara DOE	110744
Nara Grade Alpha	PVT
Nara Race	1
Nara Race Description	White citizen
Class_ASN	42073609
Class_Name	OPPENHEIMER, Alfred
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both
Census_HISTID	F2901163-9053-4CA8-A125-552CE3A4E881
Census_State	ILLINOIS
Census_Relate	Child
Census_Sex	Male
Census_Age	14
Census_BirthYear	1926
Census_Marital	Never married/single
Census_Race	White
Census_BPL	453
Census_MBPL	453
Census_FBPL	453
Census_Nativity	Foreign born
Census_Citizen	Not a citizen
Census_Educ	Grade 9
Census_OCC	995
Census_Mtongue	German

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 2021-05-12 (1 post)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-05-13 (1 post)