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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Arno Joseph Mayer (19 June 1926 – 18 December 2023) was a Luxembourg-born American historian who specialized in modern Europe, diplomatic history, and the Holocaust. He was the Dayton-Stockton Professor of History at Princeton University. He trained at Camp Ritchie in class 29 and enlisted from New York City. | Arno Joseph Mayer (19 June 1926 – 18 December 2023) was a Luxembourg-born American historian who specialized in modern Europe, diplomatic history, and the Holocaust. He was the Dayton-Stockton Professor of History at Princeton University. He trained at Camp Ritchie in class 29 and enlisted from New York City. | ||
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The timeline research also records 1943 Graduated High School in NYC. 9 to 10/1945 At Fort Strong MA, served as Morale Officer for Wernher von Braun. Worked as clerk in office. | |||
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* 6/19/1926 Born in Luxembourg. Religion: Hebrew. | |||
* 4/13/1945 Started Class 29 Section 5A (IPW Ge). | |||
* 6/9/1945 Assigned (X-1482) to temporary duty at Fort Hunt. | |||
* 3/1945 Assigned to Camp Ritchie. Languages: French, German, Luxembourgian. | |||
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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) | ||
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-05-30 (1 post) | * Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-05-30 (1 post) | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arno_J._Mayer Wikipedia: Arno J. Mayer] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arno_J._Mayer Wikipedia: Arno J. Mayer] | ||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Arno J. Mayer for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed) | |||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Mayer, Arno J. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: ARNO J. MAYER (2022).doc) | |||