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After the war Lewy lived in Buffalo, New York. He was featured among the Ritchie Boys discussed in Bruce Henderson's ''Sons and Soldiers'' and appeared in local Holocaust-education resources including the Holocaust Resource Center of Buffalo. | After the war Lewy lived in Buffalo, New York. He was featured among the Ritchie Boys discussed in Bruce Henderson's ''Sons and Soldiers'' and appeared in local Holocaust-education resources including the Holocaust Resource Center of Buffalo. | ||
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The timeline research also records Worked as clerk in office and attended night school. (From Camp Ritchie records at NARA, published biography, oral histories and Internet). 2/10/1944 Became naturalized citizen in Baltimore (#6154240). 6/25/1942 Arrived in New York (Brooklyn) and reunited with parents. 8/1940 Moved to Chateau de Chabannes (ORT) Children’s Home, Limoges. | |||
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== Timeline == | |||
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* 3/11/1925 Born in Berlin as Heinz S. Lewy (father Jewish, mother Protestant). | |||
* 3/3/1944 Graduated with Class 15 (French linguist). | |||
* 4/21/1944 Graduated Order of Battle Class 11. | |||
* 5/24/1944 Promoted to S/Sgt. | |||
* 7/19/1944 Landed at Utah Beach. Assigned to 6th Armored Division with Order of Battle. | |||
* Helped prepare detailed history of the 6th Armored Division’s WW2 history. | |||
* Team 35. Other members: Lt. William Szabo (1913-2003), M/Sgt Alexander Castle (1915-1997). Served at Battle of the Bulge, through Belgium and Germany, ultimately meeting Russians at Chemnitz. | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* Camp Ritchie | * Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data | ||
* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records | |||
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present) | * NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present) | ||
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present) | * 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present) | ||
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* Facebook-linked source: [https://bit.ly/3AAsA2a bit.ly] | * Facebook-linked source: [https://bit.ly/3AAsA2a bit.ly] | ||
* Facebook-linked source: [https://www.buffalojewishfederation.org/stephan-lewy/ buffalojewishfederation.org] | * Facebook-linked source: [https://www.buffalojewishfederation.org/stephan-lewy/ buffalojewishfederation.org] | ||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Stephan Heinz Lewy for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 2 source documents reviewed) | |||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Lewy, Stephan Heinz for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 2 source files: STEPHAN LEWY (2021).doc, STEPHAN LEWY.doc) | |||