Arno J. Mayer

Arno J. Mayer
Personal details
Born	19 June 1926 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Died	18 December 2023 Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
Nativity	Luxembourg
Religion	Jewish
Known for	Modern European history; Holocaust and diplomatic history
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	42139253
Camp Ritchie	Class 29 (13 April – 12 June 1945)
Enlisted	New York City, New York

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Arno J. Mayer (1926–2023), born Arno Joseph Mayer in Luxembourg City, was a Jewish Ritchie Boy (Camp Ritchie class 29) and later a Luxembourgish-born American historian specializing in modern Europe, diplomatic history, and the Holocaust. He was the Dayton-Stockton Professor of History at Princeton University.

Biography

Arno J. Mayer — Professor Emeritus, Princeton; Marxist historian; Author, "Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?". Summary from a Notable Ritchie Boys slide (source).

Arno Joseph Mayer (June 19, 1926 – December 18, 2023) was a Luxembourgish-born American historian who specialized in modern Europe, diplomatic history, and the Holocaust. He was the Dayton-Stockton Professor of History at Princeton University.

Arno J. Mayer was born in 1926, with nativity listed as Lux, Jewish. Service notes include Camp Ritchie class 29. Roster notes also show enlisted at New York City New York; education listed as 4 years of high school.

Research notes

• Ft Hunt 6/9/45
• 1926-A
• Professor Emeritus, Princeton; Marxist historian
• Author, "Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?"
• Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides (source).

Gallery

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  Another special thank you to Stephen Goodell for forwarding these pictures from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's May 2, 2022 National Tribute Dinner, which honored the Ritchie Boys.
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  Another special thank you to Stephen Goodell for forwarding these pictures from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's May 2, 2022 National Tribute Dinner, which honored the Ritchie Boys.
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  Another special thank you to Stephen Goodell for forwarding these pictures from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's May 2, 2022 National Tribute Dinner, which honored the Ritchie Boys.

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Nara ASN	42139253
Nara Name	MAYER ARNO J
Nara State	23
Nara County	061
Nara POE	2364
Nara DOE	311044
Nara Grade Alpha	PVT
Nara Race	1
Nara Race Description	White citizen
row_source	demographics

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)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-05-30 (1 post)
• Wikipedia: Arno J. Mayer