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Michael Weyl
Personal details
Born1917
Switzerland. Parents from Germany
Died2011
NativitySwitzerland
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN0929742
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 24 (26 October – 29 December 1944)
Section5A
TeamIPW 215
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Michael Weyl (1917–2011) was a Ritchie Boy (from Switzerland; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 24 and served with IPW Team 215.

Biography edit

Michael attended Student at University of Wisconsin (German Literature) 3 years. He ___ Worked as analyst with Dept of Justice. He served as O/C of IPW Team 215 attached to 12th Army Group. Both her legs were broken by a taxi. So I had to take over what were then still called the American libraries in that land. Their purpose was simply to inform the German population about American civilization, American culture, science across the board. To begin with almost all our books, I would say even all our books, were English language books and some magazines.".

Research notes edit

  • Also 42116268

Technical record edit

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 94
Class_ASN 42116268
Class_Name WEYL, Michael
match_method pass2_unique_name
row_source both

Timeline edit

  • Born 15 September 1917 in Switzerland. Parents from Germany.
  • April 1939 — Became naturalized U.S. citizen.
  • 15 April 1944 — Enlisted at Fort Dix as Pvt (ASN: 42116268).

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)
  • Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2019-09-02 (1 post)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Michael Weyl for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 2 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Weyl, Michael for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 2 source files: MICHAEL WEYL.doc, MICHAEL WEYL.docx)