| John Louis Englander | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1919 Augsburg, Germany |
| Died | 2007 |
| Nativity | Germany |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 0555160 |
| Rank | Technician Third Grade |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 18 (13 April – 10 June 1944) |
| Section | 5A |
| Team | IPW 185 |
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John Louis Englander (1919–2007) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 18 and served with IPW Team 185.
Biography
On 9 December 1942, he was naturalized at Fort Smith, AR. This letter, dated 16 June 1944, is from the Adjutant General to the Commanding Officer MITC, Camp Ritchie, MD., announcing the temporary appointment of John Louis Englander as 2nd Lt. in the Adjutant General's Office. about Ritchie Boy John Louis Englander, who emigrated from Augsburg, Germany. On 24 June 1944, Special Order 151 specified that 40 IPW teams are to be transferred to Camp Myles Standish, Taunton, MA for transshipment overseas via Boston POE. Worked as stock clerk and typist.
Research notes
- Also 32170568 T/3
- OCR (83%) of `968424883179433.jpg` (Military Intelligence Training Center, discharge) — dated 16 June 1944.
Gallery
Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 88 |
| Class_ASN | 321.70568 |
| Class_Name | ENGLANDER, John L. |
| match_method | pass2_unique_name |
| row_source | both |
Timeline
- 9 December 1942 — Naturalized at Fort Smith, AR.
- 18.
- Division: (Grombacher, Erhard, Neuwirth and Pappenheimer) were part of.
- the 101st AB Division.
Sources
- 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)
- 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
- Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2015-06-21 (1 post)
- OCR-reviewed Facebook gallery document: 968424883179433.jpg
- Dan Gross, Timeline of John Louis Englander for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Englander, John Louis for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: JOHN ENGLANDER.doc)