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'''Walter H. Rapp''' (1914&ndash;1982) was a United States Army Captain who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 1]].
'''Walter H. Rapp''' (1914&ndash;1982) was a German-born Ritchie Boy ([[Class 1]]) who later served at the Nuremberg trials.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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Walter H. Rapp trained in Camp Ritchie’s First Class (certificate 21, IPW German). In 1944 he was assigned to Camp Clinton, Mississippi, where high-ranking German prisoners including generals were held. After the war he served at the Nuremberg trials with the Office of the Chief of Counsel (OMGUS) and interrogated Hermann Göring.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* Instructor; Nuremberg Trials
* Instructor; Nuremberg Trials
* Appears as number 15 on the [[Secret Heroes/First Class|First Class]] photo/chart.
* Appears as number 15 on the [[Secret Heroes/First Class|First Class]] photo/chart.
* Camp Clinton, MS (1944); Nuremberg OMGUS; interrogated Hermann Göring (Mia Grosjean)


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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== Timeline ==
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* Born 1914 Born in Germany.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* Dan Gross research archive (miscellaneous timeline-adjacent documents; not uploaded): ''Grosjean book or article.doc'' (Mia Grosjean, “Robert L. Grosjean and the Camp Ritchie Pioneers”)
* 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)
* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aJKR_PUBVTF_eQAD80IPna0FRkuJtpP-LRuTgbWOYlU First Class chart] (Camp Ritchie: The First Class; via theritchieboys.com)
* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aJKR_PUBVTF_eQAD80IPna0FRkuJtpP-LRuTgbWOYlU First Class chart] (Camp Ritchie: The First Class chart)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Walter H. Rapp for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Rapp, Walter H. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: WALTER H. RAPP.doc)
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