Wolfgang J. Lehmann

Wolfgang J. Lehmann
Personal details
Born	1921 Berlin, Germany
Died	2018
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Protestant
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Arm / service	Infantry
ASN	01318811
Rank	Major
Rank at Ritchie	Second Lieutenant
Camp Ritchie	Class 9 (21 June – 18 August 1943)
Section	5D

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Wolfgang J. Lehmann (1921–2018) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 9.

Biography

On 14 November 1942, Became naturalized citizen. From 1980 to 1983, Lehmann worked as a senior advisor to Director of Central Intelligence. Wolfgang attended Haverford College (2 years pre-law). Worked as waiter while a student. Also served as Minister to South Vietnam (Deputy Ambassador during the last months of the Vietnam war). Lehmann (1921–2018) was a German-born Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 9 and served overseas as a second lieutenant. Fifth Army near Firenzuola, Italy, he and Sgt. [[Baglio, Michael J. (37098419)|Michael J. After the war, Lehmann served as a Foreign Service Officer from 1951 to 1983.

Research notes

• Section V

Gallery

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  In September, 1944 with the U.S. Fifth Army in Firenzuola, Italy, just north of Tuscany, getting information from Italian partisans (the second from the left is Lt. Wolfgang Lehmann and on the far left is Ritchie Boy Sgt. Michael J. Baglio (Source: Nat'l Museum of American Diplomacy)

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	97
Class_ASN	318811
Class_Name	LEHMANN, Wolfgang J.
match_method	asn_partial_name_exact
row_source	both

Timeline

• Born 18 September 1921 in Berlin, Germany.
• 14 November 1942 — Became naturalized citizen.
• 18 August 1943 — Graduated Class 9 (IPW Ge) as Officer in charge.
• May 1943 — OCS at Fort Benning, GA. Commissioned as 2nd Lt. (ASN: 01318811).
• 1947 — Retired as Major.
• Served with 88th Infantry Division (Fifth Army) in Italy.
• Served with occupation forces in Austria.
• Served with the [6615th] Ranger Force [Darby’s Rangers?].
• replacement). Assigned to Military Intelligence Battalion at 5th Army.

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 2021-08-25 (1 post)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Wolfgang J. Lehmann for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 2 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Lehmann, Wolfgang J. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 2 source files: WOLFGANG J. LEHMANN (2021).doc, WOLFGANG J. LEHMANN.doc)