| Guy Stern | |
|---|---|
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| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Guenther |
| Born | 1922 |
| Died | 2023 |
| Nativity | Germany |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 37413105 |
| Rank | Private |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 8 (17 May – 16 July 1943) |
| Section | 5C |
| Enlisted | Jefferson Barracks, Missouri |
| Specialty | POW interrogation |
| Unit / division | Military Intelligence Service |
| Team | IPW 41 |
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Guy Stern (b. 1922) was a United States Army Pvt who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 8. Born Günther Stern in Hildesheim, he interrogated German POWs after D-Day and later became a distinguished German literature scholar.
Biography
Guy Stern — German literature scholar; Professor Emeritus, Wayne State University. Summary from a Notable Ritchie Boys slide (source).
Guy Stern (born Günther Stern in Hildesheim, Germany, in 1922) escaped to the United States in 1937; the rest of his immediate family perished in the Holocaust. Drafted in 1942, he trained at Camp Ritchie as a POW interrogator, arrived in Europe shortly after D-Day, and received the Bronze Star for his mass-interrogation methods. After the war he earned a Ph.D. and became Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Wayne State University. He died in 2023. See the full story.
Research notes
- OTC;SO 217 (9/7/43)
- Ritchie Boy
- 1/14/1922-A
- German literature scholar; Professor Emeritus, Wayne State University
- Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides (source).
Gallery
Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Nara ASN | 37413105 |
| Nara Name | STERN GUY |
| Nara State | 75 |
| Nara County | 191 |
| Nara POE | 7545 |
| Nara DOE | 210143 |
| Nara Grade Alpha | PVT |
| 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 | 22 |
| Nara Race | 1 |
| Nara Race Description | White citizen |
| Nara Education | 6 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 227 |
| Nara Marital Status | 1 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 66 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 138 |
| Class_ASN | 37413105 |
| Class_Name | STERN, Guy |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Sources
- Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
- NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
- 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
- The Stories essay