Juan E. Metzger
| Juan E. Metzger | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1918 |
| Died | 1998 New York |
| Nativity | Spain |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 32782445 |
| Rank | Private |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 7 (15 April – 12 June 1943) |
| Section | 6 |
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Juan E. Metzger (1918–1998) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 7.
Biography edit
Juan attended college in Switzerland (2 years – Economics). He graduated Hunter College (Engineering). He studied Economics in College (Switzerland).
He worked as chemist in milk laboratory. He worked in laboratory (testing milk); also worked as administrative. He an avid skier, he heavily promoted the product at ski resorts, recalled Harold Burson, founder and chairman of Burson-Marsteller, the advertising and public relations firm. On 20 July 1943, he was naturalized as a United States citizen in District Court in Washington, D.C., in a ceremony for Camp Ritchie soldiers reported the next day in The Washington Post.
He carasso had returned to France, the multinational conglomerate Beatrice Foods bought the company, for $3 million in Beatrice stock, as part of its plans to expand into more profitable and growing specialty food products.
He served as president of the Dannon Company, the yogurt maker, starting in 1959, and became its chairman in 1965. He retired from Dannon in 1981 and became a business consultant to entrepreneurs in the food industry. He was a vice president of Beatrice at the same time that he headed Dannon.
He , the man credited with turning yogurt -- an obscure, highly acidic dairy product -- into a fruit-flavored staple in the diets of many Americans, died on Sunday at his home in New York.
Gallery edit
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Washington Post, 21 July 1943 — naturalized 20 July 1943 (Camp Ritchie cohort ceremony, District Court, Washington, D.C.)
Technical record edit
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 80 |
| Class_ASN | 32782445 |
| Class_Name | METZGER, Juan E. |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Timeline edit
- Born 1918.
- 12 June 1943 — Graduated with Class 7. Classified as Steno-typist German.
- 20 July 1943 — Naturalized as a U.S. citizen in District Court, Washington, D.C. (Camp Ritchie soldiers’ ceremony; reported in The Washington Post, 21 July 1943)
- Carasso had returned to France, the multinational conglomerate Beatrice Foods bought the company, for $3 million in Beatrice stock, as part of its plans to expand into more profitable and growing specialty food products.
- Drafted into Army as Pvt (ASN: 32782445).
- In World War II, he served in Army military intelligence, interrogating prisoners of war.
- Metzger, the man credited with turning yogurt -- an obscure, highly acidic dairy product -- into a fruit-flavored staple in the diets of many Americans, died on Sunday at his home in New York.
Sources edit
- Same clipping (PDF)
- The Stories/Camp Ritchie naturalization (July 1943)
- “85 Soldiers Naturalized In Court Here,” The Washington Post, 21 July 1943, p. B6 (ceremony 20 July 1943; almost all from Camp Ritchie)
- 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 Juan E. Metzger for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 3 source documents reviewed)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Metzger, Juan E. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 3 source files: JUAN E. METZGER (2020).doc, JUAN E. METZGER timeline.doc, JUAN E. METZGER.doc)