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Michael J. Baglio
| Michael J. Baglio | |
|---|---|
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 37098419 |
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Michael J. Baglio (ASN 37098419) was a Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie.
Biography
Wolfgang Lehmann and on the far left is Ritchie Boy Sgt. Baglio (Source - Nat'l Museum of American Diplomacy). Lehmann served as a Foreign Service Officer from 1951 to 1983, experiencing significant events in diplomatic history during the cold war era ... In Saigon, he managed the evacuation of the U.S. Embassy under fire during the last days of the conflict in Vietnam. His day planner from 1975 records the 2 days of the evacuation, April 29th and 30th". "Michael Baglio was from Minnesota, and post-war was the Italian Vice Consul to Minnesota, very active in Minneapolis/St Paul Italian/American affairs."
Research notes
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Gallery
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Update: Stephen Goodell shared this information about two Ritchie Boys in the photo below taken in in September, 1944 with the U.S 5th Army in Firenzuola, Italy, just north of Tuscany, getting information from Italian partisans (the second from the left is Lt.
Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| 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 2021-08-25 (1 post)