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Joseph T. Simon

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Joseph T. Simon
Personal details
Born1912
Died1976
NativityAustria
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN39379946
RankFirst Lieutenant
Rank at RitchieTechnician Fifth Grade
Camp RitchieClass 8 (17 May – 16 July 1943)
Section5A
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Joseph T. Simon (1912–1976) was a United States Army Technician Fifth Grade who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 8.

Biography[edit | edit source]

From 1935 to 1938 he attended Post-Graduate study in Sociology in Denmark. Joseph attended University of Vienna (LLD). Worked as Deputy Attorney in Criminal Court in Austria. In 1941, Worked as instructor and lecturer (34 lectures in Danish).

Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • Also Class 6 OB; OB Team 604
  • OB 4

Gallery[edit | edit source]

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 64
Class_ASN 39379946
Class_Name SIMON, Joseph T.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • 1941 — Drafted into U.S. Army as Pvt (ASN: 39379946).
  • October 1942 — Assigned to Intelligence Corps with 35th Inf as T/5.
  • 1943 — Became naturalized U.S. citizen.
  • 26 October 1943 — Promoted to M/Sgt.
  • February 1944 — Assigned to MIRS London Branch.
  • 30 January 1945 — Reported for duty with OSS (SI).
  • 31 July 1945 — OSS Mission to Great Britain.
  • May 1945 — OSS Mission to Denmark (Copenhagen) until 15 January 1946.
  • 27 May 1946 — Began work as civilian with Legal Division USFA (Vienna).
  • Assigned to Order of Battle Team 4 attached to 1st Army (V Corps).

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 Joseph T. Simon for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Simon, Joseph T. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: JOSEPH T. SIMON (2021A).doc)