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Stephen C. Lion
| Stephen C. Lion | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Stephan C. Lion |
| Born | 23 March 1916 Munich, Germany |
| Died | 2009 |
| Nativity | Austria |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 32527422 |
| Rank | Private |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 9 (21 June – 18 August 1943) |
| Section | 5D |
| Enlisted | New York City, New York |
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Stephen C. Lion (also Stephan; 23 March 1916 – 2009) was an Austrian-born United States Army soldier who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 9.
Biography
Stephen C. Lion (often spelled Stephan) was born on 23 March 1916 in Munich, Germany, and held Austrian citizenship. Educated in Vienna, he entered the U.S. Army in 1942 with the 87th Mountain Infantry Regiment at Camp Hale, Colorado, where he completed basic training, instructed in skiing, and worked as a personnel clerk. He became a naturalized United States citizen on 13 April 1943.
Lion trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 9). By December 1943, while nearly completing officer candidate school at Fort Benning, Georgia, he was under consideration for Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives (Roberts Commission) work on the strength of his art-world experience and languages (German and French spoken; Italian, Latin, and Hungarian reading knowledge). He died in 2009.
Research notes
- birth_place cleaned from “Munich, Germany, but”. Folder uses Stephan; roster title Stephen — alias retained.
Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Nara ASN | 32527422 |
| Nara Name | LION STEPHAN C |
| Nara State | 3 |
| Nara County | 61 |
| Nara POE | 2364 |
| Nara DOE | 131042 |
| Nara Grade Alpha | P0T |
| Nara Grade Code | 8 |
| Nara Branch Alpha | BI |
| Nara Branch Code | 0 |
| Branch | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| Nara Term or Enlistment | 5 |
| Term of enlistment | Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law |
| Defer. Date | 0 |
| Nara Source | 0 |
| Nara Nativity | N1 |
| Nara Year of Birth | 16 |
| Nara Race | J |
| Nara Race Description | White not yet a citizen |
| Nara Education | 7 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 72 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 66 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 164 |
| Class_ASN | 32527422 |
| Class_Name | LION, Stephan C. |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_compatible |
| row_source | both |
Timeline
- 23 March 1916 — Born in Munich, Germany (Austrian citizen).
- 1942 — Entered U.S. Army; 87th Mountain Infantry, Camp Hale, Colorado.
- 13 April 1943 — Naturalized as a United States citizen.
- Class 9 — Trained at Camp Ritchie.
- 23 December 1943 — Under consideration for MFAA / Roberts Commission work while at Fort Benning OCS.
- 2009 — Died.
Sources
- Fold3 Camp Ritchie–related image linked from Lion packet
- Fold3 image linked from Lion packet
- RB Archive Fold3 / correspondence packet for Stephan C. Lion (NARA MFAA consideration letters)
- 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 2023-02-14 (1 post)