Wolff, Victor H. (01052224): Difference between revisions
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|class_section=5D | |class_section=5D | ||
|class_rank=2nd Lt | |class_rank=2nd Lt | ||
|birth_year=1912 | |birth_year=1912 | ||
|death_year=1997 | |death_year=1997 | ||
|nativity= | |nativity=United States | ||
|religion= | |religion=Protestant | ||
|ipw_ge=141 | |ipw_ge=141 | ||
|overseas=Y | |overseas=Y | ||
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|class_number=19 | |class_number=19 | ||
|class_display=19 | |class_display=19 | ||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Victor H. Wolff | Victor H. Wolff (1912–1997) was a U.S.-born Protestant Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 19 and served overseas as a second lieutenant 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. | ||
== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* Camp Ritchie | * 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) | * NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present) | ||
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match 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 2017-01-16 (1 post) | ||