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Lee P Brewster

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Lee P Brewster
Personal details
Birth nameMerel
Born1924
Died2010
NativityGermany
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32766457
TeamsIPW 17, IPW 176
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Lee P Brewster (1924–2010) was a United States Army soldier associated with Camp Ritchie, Maryland.

Biography

From 1941 to 1943, Lee attended Started at Rutgers University (Mechanical Engineering). In May 1943, he attended ASTP at University of Illinois as Pfc studying Serbian.

Research notes

  • was Leopold Merel

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 86
row_source demographics

Timeline

  • September 1944 — Assigned to find Nazis scheduled to stand trial.

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)