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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
M. Sgt. Herbert Fleck was Chief Clerk of Order of Battle Team 54, attached to Headquarters, 80th Infantry Division. General Orders of 29 May 1945 from that headquarters awarded him the Bronze Star, citing that he arranged and presented in logical form valuable information pertaining to the German Army, and that his skill, efficiency, and devotion to duty met the highest standards of the armed services. His brother Stephen Fleck was also a Ritchie Boy. | M. Sgt. Herbert Fleck was Chief Clerk of Order of Battle Team 54, attached to Headquarters, 80th Infantry Division. General Orders of 29 May 1945 from that headquarters awarded him the Bronze Star, citing that he arranged and presented in logical form valuable information pertaining to the German Army, and that his skill, efficiency, and devotion to duty met the highest standards of the armed services. His brother Stephen Fleck was also a Ritchie Boy. | ||
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The timeline research also records Studied Economics/Accounting at Northwestern Univ. Worked as statistician (adding machines, comptometers, etc). 11/1942 As T/Sgt, served as Chief Clerk with 73rd Evacuation Hospital. 3/1942 As S/Sgt, served as Mess Sergeant with 73rd Evacuation Hospital. | |||
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== Timeline == | |||
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* 9/29/1914 Born in Germany. Religion: Jewish. | |||
* 9/16/1941 Enlisted as Pvt (ASN: 36048143) in Chicago. | |||
* 5/24/1944 Promoted to M/Sgt. | |||
* 5/29/1945 Awarded Bronze Star Medal. | |||
* 11/1942 As T/Sgt, served as Chief Clerk with 73rd Evacuation Hospital. | |||
* 3/1942 As S/Sgt, served as Mess Sergeant with 73rd Evacuation Hospital. | |||
* 9/1941 Basic training with 85th Infantry division. | |||
* Assigned as O/C of OB Team 34 attached to 80th Infantry. | |||
* Completed Order of Battle Class 11. | |||
* Started Class 15 (IPW Ge). | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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* 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 2021-05-09 (5 posts) | * Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-05-09 (5 posts) | ||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Herbert Fleck for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed) | |||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Fleck, Herbert for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: HERBERT FLECK.doc) | |||