John W. Kluge

John W. Kluge
Personal details
Birth name	John Werner Kluge
Born	21 September 1914 Chemnitz, German Empire (today Chemnitz, Germany)
Died	7 September 2010 Charlottesville
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Protestant
Known for	Chairman, Metromedia
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Arm / service	Transportation Corps
ASN	01577435
Rank	Colonel
Rank at Ritchie	Second Lieutenant
Camp Ritchie	Class 7 (15 April – 12 June 1943)
Section	8

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John W. Kluge (1914–2010) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 7.

Biography

Kluge was born in 1914 to a Presbyterian family in Chemnitz, Germany, and emigrated to the United States in 1922.

John attended Economics from Columbia University, after getting a. He attended University, after getting a ‘double’ scholarship.

On 15 April 1943, he returned to Camp Ritchie.

He , John “The Metromedia Story” Newcomen Society if North America (1974). John Werner Kluge (September 21, 1914September 7, 2010) was a German-American entrepreneur who became a television industry mogul in the United States. He had homes in New Rochelle, New York, Virginia and Palm Beach, Florida with his fourth wife, Maria Tussi Kluge, at the time of his death in 2010.

She took out $65 million in loans and mortgaged the mansion to finance production expansion and a related real-estate venture, but defaulted and declared bankruptcy in 2011. He worked at various jobs in Dallas and other cities. He world War I, his mother married Oscar Leitert and family moved to Scheinau.

He was the founder and chairman of Metromedia. At one time he was the richest person in the U.S. He was of Scots-Irish, English, and German heritage.

During World War II, Kluge served at the secret P.O. Kluge was a collector of contemporary Indigenous Australian art, and owned works by prominent artists including Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri. Kluge was married four times.

His first wife was Theodora Thomson Townsend, his second was Yolanda Galardo Zucco, his third was Patricia Maureen Rose, and his fourth was Maria Tussi Kuttner. Kluge had three children, Joseph (whom he adopted), Samantha (with Zucco) and John Jr. He also had three step children who remained a part of his life until his death: Diane, Jeannette Brophy and Peter Lockwood Townsend.

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When his father died in World War I, his.

Research notes

• Also Class 5 OB MIRS
• Metromedia owner; billionaire philanthropist

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	96
Class_ASN	577435
Class_Name	KLUGE, John W.
match_method	asn_partial_name_exact
row_source	both

Timeline

• Born 21 September 1914 in Chemnitz, Germany. When his father died in.
• 2 March 1942 — ? Enlisted in Army as Pvt (ASN 36169776).
• 15 April 1943 — Returned to Camp Ritchie.
• 12 June 1943 — Graduated with Class 7 (IPW Ge).
• September 1942 — As 2nd Lt, assigned to head Army Transportation Unit in Aleutian Islands.
• September 1942 — As 2nd Lt, assigned to head Army Transportation.
• Placed in charge of black engineer aviation unit in California.
• Placed in charge of black engineer aviation unit in.
• Promoted to Capt.
• Unit in Aleutian Islands.
• When his father died in World War I, his.
• When his father died in.
• World War I, his mother married Oscar Leitert and family moved to Scheinau.
• mother married Oscar Leitert and family moved to Scheinau.

Sources

• Wikipedia: John Kluge
• 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 2017-09-03 (1 post)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of John W. Kluge for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 2 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Kluge, John W. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 2 source files: JOHN W. KLUGE - 18.doc, JOHN W. KLUGE.doc)