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'''Walter David Marx''' (1918–1997) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 12]]. Walter enlisted at Ft Jay Governors Island, New York. | |||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
In 1940, he escaped to unoccupied France. Worked for pressure guage manufacturer. On 19 March 1943, Became naturalized citizen at Columbia, SC. He served as replacement member on IPW Team 69 originally with. | |||
== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
* Croix de Guerre | * Croix de Guerre | ||
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== Timeline == | |||
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* Born 3 November 1918 in Germany. | |||
* 1940 — Escaped to unoccupied France. | |||
* 1940 — Served in French Army as Pvt (Interpreter) in Pioneer Corps (3 mos). | |||
* 3 August 1942 — Enlisted in Army at Fort Jay NY as Pvt (ASN: 32419840). | |||
* 19 March 1943 — Became naturalized citizen at Columbia, SC. | |||
* 24 April 1944 — Promoted to T/5. | |||
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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) | ||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Walter David Marx for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed) | |||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Marx, Walter David for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: WALTER DAVID MARX.doc) | |||