Lee P Brewster
Personal details
Birth nameMerel
Born1924
Died2010
NativityGermany
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32766457
RankTechnician Fifth Grade
Camp RitchieClass 18 (13 April – 10 June 1944)
TeamsIPW 17, IPW 176
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Lee P Brewster (1924–2010) was a United States Army soldier associated with Camp Ritchie, Maryland.

Biography edit

From 1941 to 1943, Lee attended Started at Rutgers University (Mechanical Engineering). In May 1943, he attended ASTP at University of Illinois as Pfc studying Serbian.

Research notes edit

  • was Leopold Merel

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Technical record edit

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 86
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Timeline edit

  • 14 June 1944 — Promoted to T/5.
  • September 1944 — Assigned to find Nazis scheduled to stand trial.
  • ___ Enlisted in the Army as Pvt (ASN: 32766457).

Sources edit

  • 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)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Lee P Brewster for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Brewster, Lee P for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: LEE P. BREWSTER (MEREL).doc)