Alfred H. M. Shehab

Alfred H. M. Shehab
Personal details
Nativity	United States
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Arm / service	Cavalry
ASN	01012319
Rank	Colonel
Rank at Ritchie	Second Lieutenant
Camp Ritchie	Class 6 (13 March – 11 May 1943)
Section	14

Interview Watch Alfred H. M. Shehab on American Veterans Center.

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Alfred H. M. Shehab (ASN 01012319) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 6.

Biography

At one point during his career, he served as the armor advisor to Saudi Arabia and in 1958, he served as the special assistant to the commander, American Land Forces, Middle East in Lebanon. Shehab retired from the Army in 1963 and worked for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for the following 20 years. He is the president of the Battle of the Bulge Historical Foundation and a member of the Battle of the Bulge Associates, formerly known as Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge. Shehab ended by saying the people that wear the uniform now are a fine bunch. “You should thank them for their service.” “This was an education for me. Carderock Division employees attending the ceremony who are veterans were also recognized and asked to stand when their service’s song was played. A light lunch was provided by the Women’s Employee Resource Group.

Research notes

• 4th Armd; First Army; BS
• RB file
• 9/18/1919- A

Gallery

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  Pictured below, they are (left to right): Harry Jacobs, Gideon Kantor, and Alfred Shehab

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Class_ASN	12319
Class_Name	SHEHAB, Alfred H.
match_method	asn_partial_name_exact
row_source	both

Timeline

• 10 January 1942 — Enlisted in NYC as Pvt (ASN 12041536).
• 11 May 1943 — Graduated with Class 6.
• 1944 — 38th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron at Bulge.
• Commissioned as 2nd Lt. (ASN 01012319).
• Served with 4th Armored Division.

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 2018-04-16 (1 post)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2018-04-17 (1 post)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Alfred H. M. Shehab for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Shehab, Alfred H. M. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: ALFRED SHEHAB.doc)