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Herman L. Lang

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Herman L. Lang
Personal details
Born24 May 1933
Poggiardo, Kingdom Of Italy
Died14 July 2022
Rome, Italy
NativityGermany
ReligionProtestant
Known forActor
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN01326099
RankStaff Sergeant
Camp RitchieClass 9 (21 June – 18 August 1943)
Section5F
TeamIPW 80
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Germano Longo (24 May 1933 – 14 July 2022) was an Italian actor and voice actor. He was sometimes credited as Herman Lang or Grant Laramy.

Biography

Germano Longo (24 May 1933 – 14 July 2022) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Herman worked as Bus Boy; Asst. Worked as Bus Boy; Asst. Worked for CBS as an Emmy Award-winning cameraman. He was sometimes credited as Herman Lang or Grant Laramy. Born in Poggiardo, Longo attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, graduating in 1953.

Research notes

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 86
Class_ASN 39168066
Class_Name LANG, Herman L.
match_method pass2_unique_name
row_source both

Timeline

  • 2/1943 As S/Sgt served with 951st Field Artillery Battalion.
  • April 1944 — Returned to Camp Ritchie.
  • 9.
  • Assigned to Third Army.
  • IV= Counter Intelligence.
  • Worked for CBS as an Emmy Award-winning cameraman.

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Germano Longo
  • 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 Herman L. Lang for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Lang, Herman L. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: HERMAN L. LANG.doc)