Sears, Walter (37401972): Difference between revisions

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 |birth_year=1905
 |death_year=1977
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+|nativity=Austria
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+|religion=Jewish
 |enlistment_place=JEFFERSON BARRACKS MISSOURI
 |state=MISSOURI
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+'''Walter Sears''' (1905&ndash;1977) was a United States Army Private who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 5]]. Walter enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.
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 == Biography ==
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+Walter worked as Solicitor; also as salesman.
+Sears trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 5).
+In September 1977, Sears died in Illinois (age 71).
 == Research notes ==
 * See Guy Stern interrogations
-* Civil Life
 == Gallery ==
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+Documentary Ritchie Boys VE Day Stern Sears Howard press.jpg|Ritchie Boys team on V-E Day, 8 May 1945 — Guy Stern, Walter Sears, Fred Howard (© TANGRAM; Bauer film press photo)
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 == Technical record ==
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+== Timeline ==
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+* Born 13 October 1905 in Austria (as Walter Siberstern).
+* 30 November 1942 — Enlisted in Jefferson Barracks, MO as Pvt (ASN: 37401972).
+* 6 August 1943 — Promoted to M/Sgt.
+* September 1977 — Died in Illinois (age 71).
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 == 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)
 * 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
+* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Walter Sears for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
+* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Sears, Walter for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: WALTER SEARS.doc)
+* [https://ritchieboys.com/EN/press_photos.html The Ritchie Boys film site — press photos] (© TANGRAM; V-E Day team photo)