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Gideon H. Oppenheimer

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Gideon H. Oppenheimer
Personal details
Born1922
Died1969
NativityGermany
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN0555176
RankPrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 17 (11 March – 8 May 1944)
Section5B
TeamIPW 83
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Gideon H. Oppenheimer (1922–1969) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 17.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Gideon attended Last spring, while traveling out West, Vice-President Lawrence Chamberlain, a native of Idaho in New York, gave the College’s coveted Dean’s Award to Oppenheimer, the New Yorker in Idaho. He attended Student at Columbia University (Economics; Journalism). On 17 July 1943, he attended Student at Bard College (ASTP). He attended This year six of them entered as members of the College’s Class of 1967.

Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • Also SC1 French

Gallery[edit | edit source]

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 47
Class_ASN 32860572
Class_Name OPPENHEIMER, Gideon H.
match_method pass2_unique_name
row_source both

Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • 11 March 1943 — Drafted into Army in NYC as Pvt (ASN: 32860572).
  • 11 March 1944 — Entered Class 17 (German).
  • 8 May 1944 — Graduated Class 17 as Asst Interrogator (German).

Sources[edit | edit source]

  • 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)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Gideon H. Oppenheimer for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Oppenheimer, Gideon H. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: GIDEON OPPENHEIMER.doc)