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== Biography ==

Gerard Pick ~~lived~~ 1912–1995~~, with nativity listed as Germany,~~ Protestant~~. Service notes include~~ Camp Ritchie class 20; IPW Team 141. ~~Education listed as Grammar school.~~

Gerard Pick (1912–1995) was a German-born Protestant Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 20 and served overseas with IPW Team 141. During the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944 the team was attached to the 84th Infantry Division in the Ardennes; in spring 1945 it served in Europe and was later reassigned to the 16th Armored Division, which advanced through Germany into Czechoslovakia.

~~I don't know~~ the ~~date~~ of ~~this news article or where~~ it was ~~published~~.

== Research notes ==

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1354674987887752.jpg|From left to right they are: [[Pick, Gerard (32525638)|Gerard Pick]], 20th Class Captain Henry Wagner, 20th Class T3 [[Schimmerl, Kurt (32708849)|Kurt Schimmerl]] (Curt Shelton), 19th Class 2nd Lt. [[Wolff, Victor H. (01052224)|Victor Wolff]], 19th Class SSgt [[Wertheim, Joseph H. (32815602)|Joseph Wertheim]], 19th Class MSgt [[Lubran, Walter H. (33668332)|Walter Lubran]] ~~(my late Father)~~, 16th Class

1354674987887752.jpg|From left to right they are: [[Pick, Gerard (32525638)|Gerard Pick]], 20th Class Captain Henry Wagner, 20th Class T3 [[Schimmerl, Kurt (32708849)|Kurt Schimmerl]] (Curt Shelton), 19th Class 2nd Lt. [[Wolff, Victor H. (01052224)|Victor Wolff]], 19th Class SSgt [[Wertheim, Joseph H. (32815602)|Joseph Wertheim]], 19th Class MSgt [[Lubran, Walter H. (33668332)|Walter Lubran]], 16th Class

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== Sources ==

* Camp Ritchie ~~class roster~~ (~~classes~~ 1–31), ~~merged~~ research ~~file~~

* 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 2017-01-16 (1 post)

* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2017-01-22 (1 post)

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 == Biography ==
-Gerard Pick lived 1912–1995, with nativity listed as Germany, Protestant. Service notes include Camp Ritchie class 20; IPW Team 141. Education listed as Grammar school.
+Gerard Pick (1912–1995) was a German-born Protestant Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 20 and served overseas with IPW Team 141. During the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944 the team was attached to the 84th Infantry Division in the Ardennes; in spring 1945 it served in Europe and was later reassigned to the 16th Armored Division, which advanced through Germany into Czechoslovakia.
-I don't know the date of this news article or where it was published.
 == Research notes ==
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-1354674987887752.jpg|From left to right they are: [[Pick, Gerard (32525638)|Gerard Pick]], 20th Class Captain Henry Wagner, 20th Class T3 [[Schimmerl, Kurt (32708849)|Kurt Schimmerl]] (Curt Shelton), 19th Class 2nd Lt. [[Wolff, Victor H. (01052224)|Victor Wolff]], 19th Class SSgt [[Wertheim, Joseph H. (32815602)|Joseph Wertheim]], 19th Class MSgt [[Lubran, Walter H. (33668332)|Walter Lubran]] (my late Father), 16th Class
+1354674987887752.jpg|From left to right they are: [[Pick, Gerard (32525638)|Gerard Pick]], 20th Class Captain Henry Wagner, 20th Class T3 [[Schimmerl, Kurt (32708849)|Kurt Schimmerl]] (Curt Shelton), 19th Class 2nd Lt. [[Wolff, Victor H. (01052224)|Victor Wolff]], 19th Class SSgt [[Wertheim, Joseph H. (32815602)|Joseph Wertheim]], 19th Class MSgt [[Lubran, Walter H. (33668332)|Walter Lubran]], 16th Class
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 == Sources ==
-* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
+* 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 2017-01-16 (1 post)
 * Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2017-01-22 (1 post)