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Joseph W. Eaton
| Joseph W. Eaton | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1919 |
| Died | 2012 |
| Nativity | Germany |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 32498461 |
| Rank | Private |
| Enlisted | Ft Jay Governors Island, New York |
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Joseph W. Eaton, born Josef Wechsler (September 28, 1919 – October 15, 2012), was an American sociologist who published widely in the fields of social work, sociology, public health, and public and international affairs.
Biography
Eaton, born Josef Wechsler (September 28, 1919 – October 15, 2012), was an American sociologist who published widely in the fields of social work, sociology, public health, and public and international affairs. After the Nazis came to power in Germany in 1933, Joseph's parents arranged for him and a younger brother to emigrate to the United States by themselves, with the assistance of the German Jewish Children's Aid program; By that time he had changed his last name to Eaton (the name of his foster family), out of concern for the safety of his parents, who were then living in the Netherlands, under Nazi occupation. Eaton was born in Nuremberg, Germany, the son of Jakob Wechsler and Flora Wechsler (née Goldschmidt).
Eaton graduated from Cornell University in 1940, and completed his Ph.D. in sociology at Columbia University in 1948. He spent most of his professional career at the University of Pittsburgh, where he was appointed professor of social work research in the School of Social Work in 1959.
He is credited with the creation of a masters of social work research major there, and, in the 1980s, organized the dual degree program between Pitt's School of Social Work and the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs.
Eaton, Psychological Warfare Division of the 12th United States Army Group from 1943 to 1945 is the Camp Ritchie Poem titled " Eaton, Psychological Warfare Division of the 12th United States Army Group from 1943 to 1945 is the Camp Ritchie Poem, from circa 1943, titled "It's All Over but the Fighting" Eaton, Psychological Warfare Division of the 12th United States Army Group from 1943 to 1945 is the Camp Ritchie Poem, circa 1943, titled "It's All Over but the Fighting" Images courtesy of the USHMM
When the business failed following the stock market crash, the family moved to Berlin, in 1930. They were killed in Sobibór in 1943. His father owned a shaving brush factory.
Research notes
- 12th Army Group
- USHMM
- to 4th MRBC, 4/20/44
- See USHMM 'Curator's Corner
Gallery
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Thanks to Stephen Goodell for sharing this group photo. It can be found at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, part of the Joseph Eaton collection. All the men identified in the pix are "Ritchie Boys." Seated - Hans Habe. Standing L-R - Unknown, Ernest Wynder, Konrad Kellen, unknown, Stefan Heym, Louis Atlas, Peter Weidenreich (last name later changed to Wyden), unknown, Joseph Eaton. -
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Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| MRBC4 | 4 |
| Approx Age at Death | 93 |
| Nara ASN | 32498461 |
| Nara Name | EATON JOSEPH W |
| Nara State | 23 |
| Nara County | 61 |
| Nara POE | 2327 |
| Nara DOE | 90942 |
| 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 | 19 |
| Nara Race | J |
| Nara Race Description | White not yet a citizen |
| Nara Education | 8 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 27 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 63 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 112 |
| row_source | demographics |
Sources
- Wikipedia: Joseph W. Eaton
- 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 2021-08-11 (1 post)
- Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-10-06 (6 posts)