Guy Stern
Guy Stern | |
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Stern receiving the French Medal of Honor | |
| Born | Günther Stern January 14, 1922 Hildesheim, Hanover, Prussia, Germany |
| Died | December 7, 2023 (aged 101) Detroit, Michigan, US |
| Resting place | Great Lakes National Cemetery |
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| Spouses | Judith S. Owens (died 2003)Susanna Piontek (after 2003) |
| Children | 1 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Saint Louis University |
Günther "Guy" Stern (January 14, 1922 – December 7, 2023) was a German-American decorated member of the secret Ritchie Boys World War II military intelligence interrogation team. As the only person from his Jewish family to flee Nazi Germany, he came to the United States and later served in the US Army conducting frontline interrogations.
After World War II, he graduated from Columbia University and became a scholar, primarily of German and comparative literature. He worked at the Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills, Michigan.