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George Weisz

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George Weisz
Personal details
Born1918
Died1982
NativityHungary
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Arm / serviceCavalry
ASN01015887
RankColonel
Rank at RitchieSecond Lieutenant
Camp RitchieClass 18 (13 April – 10 June 1944)
Section6K
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George Weisz (1918–1982) was a United States Army Second Lieutenant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 18.

Biography[edit | edit source]

He graduated from high school in 1937 as an honor student, and then enrolled in college at Cooper Union. He attended Enrolled at Cooper Union where he studied sculpture and art.

In 1945, Weisz 8 Encouraged to join CIA by Carmel Offie and Frank Wisner with assignment of. He in 1947 Weisz married the American intelligence officer Etta Jo McEndree. In 1949, Weisz 51 Worked as a civilian employee for the military in Europe under Dabringhaus.

George attended Due to his high degree of intelligence and speaking several languages, he was selected to become an intelligence officer. He in a short time Weisz had built up a large American-lead resistance movement inside Hungary, the nation where Raul Wallenberg had worked a few years earlier to save Jews from the Nazis. He worked with CIA agent Clara Grace Follich.

After Nuremberg, Weisz was appointed official negotiator with Hungarian Communist Government. He at that time the program was known all the way up to the President, so the White House, the State Department and the Pentagon all had to lie to the press and the American people. He chapter 7 devoted to George Weisz in Joseph Trento’s book “The Secret History of the CIA”.

Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • Cooper Union;CIA;Nuremberg
  • OB 69

Gallery[edit | edit source]

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 64
Class_ASN 15887
Class_Name WEISZ, George
match_method asn_partial_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • Fall 1941 — Joined the U.S.
  • 6 February 1943 — Commissioned 2nd Lt. (ASN: 01015887).
  • 2-4/1943 Served with 14th Armored Division HQ.
  • 10 June 1944 — Graduated with Class 18 (PI) as Second Lieutenant.
  • 1945 — 8 Encouraged to join CIA by Carmel Offie and Frank Wisner with assignment of.
  • In 1947 — Weisz married the American intelligence officer Etta Jo McEndree.
  • In 1947 — Weisz married the American intelligence officer Etta Jo McEndree. This was a cover marriage for George who, during the remainder of his life, would have a number of mistresses. By 1948 George was transferred from the U.S. Army to a foreign service cover job with OPC. In 1949, Weisz started to work for Dr. Erhard Dabringhaus, who was a top U.S.
  • 1971 — 4 Assigned to U.S. Embassy in Berlin (succeeded by Angus Thuermer, 1975-8).
  • Also graduated Class 19 German OB.

Sources[edit | edit source]

  • 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 George Weisz for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Weisz, George for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: GEORGE WEISZ.doc)