Louis J. Xanthopoulos

Louis J. Xanthopoulos
Personal details
Born	1914 Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
Died	1997
Nativity	United States
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	31039207
Rank	Private
Camp Ritchie	Class 5 (8 February – 9 April 1943)
Section	6
Enlisted	Springfield, Massachusetts

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Louis J. Xanthopoulos (1914–1997) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 5.

Biography

Landon Grove, Curator of the Ritchie Museum recently spoke with the son of Ritchie Boy Louis Xanthopoulos. The son told Landon that his Dad was born in Wilkes Barre, Pa, and spoke German, Italian, Greek, English, French, Arabic and some Spanish! According to the son, his Dad rarely talked about the war.

He shared or a friend shared he was a Sergeant in the 82nd or 101st airborne and was trained by British intelligence and served in the OSS. His Dad did share that he and others did advance work for D Day and he had a run in with German soldiers a day or two prior to D Day and he was MIA for a brief period.

Gallery

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  Below are some photos/documents shared by the son

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	83
Nara ASN	31039207
Nara Name	XANTHOPOULOS LOUIS J
Nara State	13
Nara County	13
Nara POE	1375
Nara DOE	170341
Nara Grade Alpha	PVT
Nara Grade Code	8
Nara Branch Alpha	BI
Nara Branch Code	0
Branch	Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Nara Term or Enlistment	0
Term of enlistment	Unknown
Defer. Date	0
Nara Source	0
Nara Nativity	32
Nativity.1	PENNSYLVANIA
Nara Year of Birth	14
Nara Race	1
Nara Race Description	White citizen
Nara Education	0
Nara Civilian Occupation	71
Nara Marital Status	6
Nara Height (inches)	64
Nara Weight (lbs)	154
Class_ASN	31039207
Class_Name	XANTHPOULOS, Louis J.
match_method	asn_exact_name_compatible
row_source	both

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 2021-09-26 (1 post)