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'''[[Silberman, Max J. (35066874)|Max J. Silberman]]''' (1923–2019) was a Ritchie Boy (from Austria; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 18 and served with IPW Team 186.
'''[[Silberman, Max J. (35066874)|Max J. Silberman]]''' (1923 – 25 June 2019) was a Ritchie Boy (from Austria; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 18 and served with IPW Team 186.
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== Timeline ==
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* Born 27 December 1923 in Vienna, Austria.
* 21 June 1943 — Enlisted at Cincinnati, OH as Pvt (ASN: 35066874).
* 10 June 1944 — Graduated with Class 18 (Classified as German IPW Linguist 1).
* 14 June 1944 — Promoted to T/3.
* Assigned to IPW Team 186 attached to 100th Infantry Division.
* Bronze Star.
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== Sources ==
== 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)
* 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 2020-03-14 (1 post)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2020-03-14 (1 post)
* Facebook-linked source: [https://bit.ly/2wY0wZo bit.ly]
* Facebook-linked source: [https://bit.ly/2wY0wZo bit.ly]
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Max J. Silberman for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Silberman, Max J. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: MAX SILBERMAN.doc)