Joseph Eldodt

Breuna, Germany

1908 - 1980
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Man wearing vest and tie smoking wearing glasses

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Profile

Name in US
Joseph (Joe) Eldodt
Name at Birth
Joseph Eldodt
Date of Birth

04/25/1908

Country of Birth
Germany
City of Birth

Breuna

Parents

Amelia (Emelie) Goldwein 
(11/07/1880 Breuna, Germany – 07/06/1940 Selma, AL)

Moritz (Morris) Eldodt
(11/04/1876 Koerbecke, Germany – 11/28/1951 Selma, AL)

Married 06/26/1907 in Volkmarsen, Germany

Sibling(s)

Max Eldodt
(07/16/1914 Breuna, Germany – 10/07/1974 Birmingham, AL)

Spouse(s)

Leonore (Lola) Braunsberg
(05/13/1926 Berlin – 02/12/2025 Silver Springs, MD)
Married 08/04/1945 in London, England

Children

Joan Emily Eldodt (Spouse 1: Dr. Marc Berger; Spouse 2: Rabbi Sherwood Weil)
(Born 05/10/1946 Selma, AL)

Linda Carol Eldodt (Spouse 1: John Voynich; Spouse 2: Dr. James Bartling)

Religious Identity (Prewar)
Jewish
Religious Identity (Postwar)
Jewish
Dates Lived in Alabama

1934-1963

Alabama City(s) of Residence
Selma
Date and City of Death
05/17/1980 Dallas, TX
City of Burial / Cemetery
Athens, GA / Congregation Children of Israel Cemetery
US Sponsor for Immigration

Tepper brothers, Selma, AL.
(Max Leon Tepper, a cousin, came to US in 1800s)

Year / Ship to US / Arrival City
November 8, 1934 / SS Bremen / New York, NY
US Military Service

10/16/1940 Registered for Draft
06/06/1944 Landed on Omaha Beach during D-Day
Served with US military in England, where he met his future wife, Lola
Rose to rank of Second Lieutenant

Member of the Ritchie Boys (part of the US Military Intelligence Service (MIS) at the War Department).
Trained as an intelligence officer to interrogate German soldiers.

Dates Lived in Alabama

1934-1963

Alabama City(s) of Residence
Selma
Date and City of Death
05/17/1980 Dallas, TX
City of Burial / Cemetery
Athens, GA / Congregation Children of Israel Cemetery
Additional Resources

Eldodt-Oppenheimer Family Tree