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'''Ritchie Boys Wiki''' is | '''Ritchie Boys Wiki''' is an open roster of soldiers linked to Camp Ritchie military intelligence training in World War II. Start with a name or Army serial number (ASN), then add biography, photographs, and sourced corrections. Anyone can edit text without an account. | ||
[[ | ''[[Introduction|Secret Heroes: Camp Ritchie and the Making of The Ritchie Boys]]'' — their unique history and demographics. | ||
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[[Contents]] | <div class="home-premise-title">Start here</div> | ||
<p>At [[Camp Ritchie]], the Army trained soldiers — many of them immigrants and refugees fluent in the enemy’s languages — for military intelligence in World War II. This wiki is their open roster and memorial.</p> | |||
<p class="home-premise-links">[[Start here|Learn the story or find a relative]] · [[Introduction|Full overview]] · [[By The Numbers]]</p> | |||
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<div class="home-find-title">Find a soldier</div> | |||
<p class="home-find-fallback">[[Special:Search|Open search]] and type a surname or ASN (for example <code>Guy Stern</code> or <code>37413105</code>). Article titles look like <code>Surname, First (ASN)</code>.</p> | |||
<p class="home-find-hint">Browse by class or letter on [[Contents]]. No match? Try alternate spellings or ASN zeros — see [[Start here#If_the_name_is_not_found|If the name is not found]], or [[Contact Us]].</p> | |||
<p class="home-find-more">[[Contribute]] · [[Contact Us]] · [[Contents|Directory]] · [[Notable Ritchie Boys|Notables]] · [[About the data]]</p> | |||
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[[File:Camp Ritchie castle snow.png|frameless|1000px|alt=Camp Ritchie stone building in snow]] | |||
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== How to help == | == How to help == | ||
Looking for a relative? Use [[Start here#Looking for a relative|Start here]]. To improve any page: | |||
# | # Search for a soldier, or open one from [[Contents]] | ||
# | # Use '''Edit soldier facts''' for roster fields, or '''Edit''' for biography and sources | ||
# Watch [[Special:RecentChanges]] if you | # Log in only if you need to [[Special:Upload|upload a photograph]] | ||
# Watch [[Special:RecentChanges]] if you help patrol edits | |||
== Featured Ritchie Boys == | |||
Soldier profiles with fuller biographies — portraits rotate each week from a curated pool (more in [[Notable Ritchie Boys|Notables]] and [[The Stories]]): | |||
{{Featured soldiers}} | |||
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<div class="home-book-cover">[[File:Quiet Contingent Cartwright.png|140px|link=https://www.amazon.com/Quiet-Contingent-Addendum-WWII-Ritchie/dp/B0D2CYL82M/|alt=The Quiet Contingent by J. B. Cartwright]]</div> | |||
<div class="home-book-text">Author J. B. Cartwright compiled ''[https://www.amazon.com/Quiet-Contingent-Addendum-WWII-Ritchie/dp/B0D2CYL82M/ The Quiet Contingent: An Addendum on WWII: The Boys of Camp Ritchie]'', with more than 400 biographies drawn from first-hand sources, interviews, and obituaries (paperback and Kindle). It includes well-known Ritchie Boys such as Guy Stern, Paul Fairbrook, Hans Tuch, and Werner Angress, as well as many less-known men whose postwar lives ranged across law, politics, the arts, and intelligence work.</div> | |||
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== Reading == | |||
More topic pages on [[Contents]] and under Site pages in the sidebar: | |||
* [[Start here]] | |||
* [[Introduction]] | |||
* [[Camp Ritchie]] | |||
* [[The Stories]] | |||
* [[FAQ]] | |||
* [[About]] | |||
== Related links == | |||
* [https://www.facebook.com/rbofwwii Ritchie Boys of WWII] (Facebook) | |||
* [http://www.ritchiemuseum.org Ritchie History Museum] | |||
* [https://www.facebook.com/CampRitchieMuseumInc Camp Ritchie Museum] (Facebook) | |||
* [https://www.instagram.com/HistoricFortRitchie/ Historic Fort Ritchie] (Instagram) | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/@RitchieMuseum Ritchie Museum] (YouTube) | |||
== About the data == | |||
This wiki combines class-roster fields, research notes, biographies, photographs, and open edits from many sources. Treat pages as a starting point—not finished fact—until you check the Sources on a soldier page. How the material was compiled, what can go wrong, and credit for the Classes 1–31 roster digitization are on [[About the data]]. | |||
[[Category:Ritchie Boys Wiki]] | [[Category:Ritchie Boys Wiki]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:29, 16 September 2026
Ritchie Boys Wiki is an open roster of soldiers linked to Camp Ritchie military intelligence training in World War II. Start with a name or Army serial number (ASN), then add biography, photographs, and sourced corrections. Anyone can edit text without an account.
Secret Heroes: Camp Ritchie and the Making of The Ritchie Boys — their unique history and demographics.
At Camp Ritchie, the Army trained soldiers — many of them immigrants and refugees fluent in the enemy’s languages — for military intelligence in World War II. This wiki is their open roster and memorial.
Learn the story or find a relative · Full overview · By The Numbers
Open search and type a surname or ASN (for example Guy Stern or 37413105). Article titles look like Surname, First (ASN).
Browse by class or letter on Contents. No match? Try alternate spellings or ASN zeros — see If the name is not found, or Contact Us.
Contribute · Contact Us · Directory · Notables · About the data
How to help[edit | edit source]
Looking for a relative? Use Start here. To improve any page:
- Search for a soldier, or open one from Contents
- Use Edit soldier facts for roster fields, or Edit for biography and sources
- Log in only if you need to upload a photograph
- Watch Special:RecentChanges if you help patrol edits
Featured Ritchie Boys[edit | edit source]
Soldier profiles with fuller biographies — portraits rotate each week from a curated pool (more in Notables and The Stories):
Reading[edit | edit source]
More topic pages on Contents and under Site pages in the sidebar:
Related links[edit | edit source]
- Ritchie Boys of WWII (Facebook)
- Ritchie History Museum
- Camp Ritchie Museum (Facebook)
- Historic Fort Ritchie (Instagram)
- Ritchie Museum (YouTube)
About the data[edit | edit source]
This wiki combines class-roster fields, research notes, biographies, photographs, and open edits from many sources. Treat pages as a starting point—not finished fact—until you check the Sources on a soldier page. How the material was compiled, what can go wrong, and credit for the Classes 1–31 roster digitization are on About the data.