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Paul Lihani
| Paul Lihani | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1922 Czechoslovakia |
| Died | 2008 |
| Nativity | Czechoslovakia |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 15085495 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 32 |
| Enlisted | Ft Benjamin Harrison, Indiana |
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Paul Lihani (1922–2008) was a Ritchie Boy (from Czechoslovakia) who trained at Camp Ritchie.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Ritchie Boy Paul (Pavel) Lihani attended Special Session 32 for five weeks at Camp Ritchie as a Photo Interpreter. I believe Paul was born in Czechoslovakia. After WWII, he graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Art and was a talented artist as evidenced by this 9 3/4 x 8 5/8 piece that I found on EBay. It appears to be a German soldier descending from a rock formation. In the lower left hand corner it reads MITC CAMP RITCHIE, MD. In the lower right hand corner it reads CPL PAUL LIHANI CO 26 MI SPEC SERV
Research notes[edit | edit source]
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Technical record[edit | edit source]
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 86 |
| Nara ASN | 15085495 |
| Nara Name | LIHANI PAUL |
| Nara State | 53 |
| Nara County | 035 |
| Nara POE | 5124 |
| Nara DOE | 130142 |
| Nara Grade Alpha | PVT |
| Nara Race | 1 |
| Nara Race Description | White citizen |
| Nara Height (inches) | 68 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 137 |
| row_source | demographics |
| Census_HISTID | 4528071C-47E2-4F23-BAAB-E8DF8FC325AC |
| Census_State | OHIO |
| Census_Relate | Child |
| Census_Sex | Male |
| Census_Age | 18 |
| Census_BirthYear | 1922 |
| Census_Marital | Never married/single |
| Census_Race | White |
| Census_BPL | 452 |
| Census_MBPL | 0 |
| Census_FBPL | 0 |
| Census_Citizen | Not a citizen |
| Census_Educ | Grade 11 |
| Census_OCC | 995 |
Timeline[edit | edit source]
- 7 February 1945 — Entered Special Class 32 Photo-interpretation (80 enlisted men).
- Promoted to Sergeant.
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)
- Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2015-12-24 (1 post)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Paul Lihani for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Lihani, Paul for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: PAUL LIHANI.doc)