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George Jellinek

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George Jellinek
George Jellinek
Personal details
Born1919
Died2010
NativityHungary
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN01326463
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 16 (6 February – 5 April 1944)
Section5E
TeamMII 426-G
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George Jellinek (1919–2010) was a United States Army Pfc who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 16.

Biography

George Jellinek — WQXR radio host, "The Vocal Scene". Summary from a Notable Ritchie Boys slide (source).

Research notes

  • OCS Fort Benning; WQXR
  • 426-G
  • WQXR radio host, "The Vocal Scene"
  • Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides (source).

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 91
Class_ASN 32242809
Class_Name JELLINEK, George
match_method pass2_unique_name
row_source both

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)