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Irving Levi
| Irving Levi | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1920 Ellwangen, Germany |
| Died | 1988 |
| Nativity | Germany |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 42183003 |
| Rank | Private |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 27 (5 February – 5 April 1945) |
| Section | 4A |
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Irving Levi (1920–1988) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 27.
Biography
Pfc. Irving Levi appears in the appendix of Bruce Henderson's book Sons and Soldiers as a Ritchie Boy.
The timeline research also records 4/25/1945 Temporary duty (30 days) at University of Pennsylvania. Worked as Foreman in shop engaged in making time fuses and precision instruments for airplanes.
Research notes
No notes were in the source row. Add what you know.
Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 68 |
| Class_ASN | 42183003 |
| Class_Name | LEVI, Irving |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Timeline
- 10/5/1920 Born in Germany. Religion: Hebrew.
- 2/5/1945 Start of Class 27 (Counter Intelligence).
- 6/26/1945 Alerted. Assignment: X-1473. To serve with CIC in ETO.
- 1944 Enlisted as Pvt (ASN 42183003).
Sources
- 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 2018-01-10 (2 posts)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Irving Levi for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Levi, Irving for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: IRVING LEVI.doc)