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'''[[Zappler, Murray (32824267)|Murray Zappler]]''' (1924–1944) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 19 and served with IPW Team 154.
'''Murray Zappler''' (1924&ndash;1944) was a German-born Jewish Ritchie Boy on IPW Team 154 with the 106th Infantry Division; he was murdered as a prisoner of war because he was Jewish.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Here Hauptman Curt Bruns told Zappler and Jacobs to stand against the wall. He told 6 German soldiers to execute Zappler and Jacobs a few meters further. A Belgian Facebook friend sent the following information about the tragedy that befell Ritchie Boys Murray Zappler and [[Jacobs, Kurt R. (12207399)|Kurt Jacobs]]. "Zappler and Jacobs were with MIS etousa. Stephen Dickerman Stange has sent a request for information related to the incident cited in Bruce Henderson's book, Sons and Soldiers, where two German-Jewish Ritchie Boys became POWs, were identified as being Jewish, and were murdered.
Murray Zappler was a German-born Jewish Ritchie Boy (Class 19) who had ASTP German training at the University of Pennsylvania and worked as a clerk-typist before overseas duty. As a technician fifth grade on IPW Team 154, he served with Headquarters, 106th Infantry Division, interrogating German prisoners.


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Zappler and teammate [[Jacobs, Kurt R. (12207399)|Kurt R. Jacobs]] were taken prisoner and murdered because of their Jewish heritage. Their names appear on the 106th Division Headquarters honor roll (sometimes with typographical errors). The responsible German officer’s case is documented in a Dachau trial transcript.
The timeline research also records 7/1943 ASTP (German) at University of Pennsylvania. Worked as clerk-typist in office. Buried at the American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* ASTP; KIA Murdered as POW; http://www.online.uni-marburg.de/icwc/dachau/000-006-0056.pdf
* ASTP; KIA Murdered as POW
* IPW Team 154; murdered as POW (Jewish); with Kurt R. Jacobs


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* 9/1/1924 Born in Germany (Jewish).
* Born 1 September 1924 in Germany (Jewish).
* 5/16/1944 Started as student with Class 19, Section 5D (German).
* 30 June 1943 — Became naturalized U.S. citizen.
* 9/4/1944 Promoted to T/5; transferred to DEML.
* 13 July 1944 — Graduated Class 19 (German Linguist #2).
* 11/28/1944 Assigned to IPW Team 154 attached to 106th Infantry Division.
* 4 September 1944 — Promoted to T/5; transferred to DEML.
* 12/20/1944 Captured at Bleialf and murdered along with S/Sgt Kurt R. Jacobs by command of German Capt Curt Bruns (‘because they were Jews’).
* 28 November 1944 — Assigned to IPW Team 154 attached to 106th Infantry Division.
* 4/1943 ASTP in Atlanta as Pfc.
* Buried at the American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium.
 
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Bruce Henderson, ''Sons and Soldiers'' (account of Jacobs and Zappler as POWs)
* [http://www.online.uni-marburg.de/icwc/dachau/000-006-0056.pdf Dachau trial transcript — Jacobs/Zappler murder case (Marburg ICWC)]
* Dan Gross research archive (miscellaneous timeline-adjacent documents; not uploaded): ''Jacobs and Zappler.doc''
* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
* 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
* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
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