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'''Max Horlick''' (1918–2018) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 19 and served with IPW Team 414.
'''Max Horlick''' (1918&ndash;2018) was a Ritchie Boy ([[Class 19]]) who served on German IPW Team 414 and MFIU-1, and later worked in U.S. intelligence and international research.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Mark Hellman writes that his Father "had grown up in a German-speaking Lutheran farm family in Nebraska, gone to the Univ of Nebraska, graduating at age 19 and then getting an MA there in the mid-1930's in Latin and German. The momento that Ronald Friedman shared a photo of (below right) was a familiar object in our house.... One sad thing about the momento: 2nd Lt. Shafer was a replacement....2nd Lt. Alfred Kupferschmidt, was killed in action on February 25, 1945, three days after the photo (below left)...was taken." According to RB historian Dan Gross, "Captain Fred W. Hellman (1912-1991) graduated Class 20 (German) and was officer in charge of IPW 164 attached to XXI Corps. At end of October 1944, fifteen IPW teams (30 officers and 60 enlisted men) were transported to Camp Shanks and then embarked on the SS Aquitania to ETO (Scotland). (RB Max Horlick was on same shipment) I didn’t know that Karl Schafer was a replacement for Alfred Kupferschmidt."
Max Horlick was born in New Jersey to immigrant parents. He studied French at Rutgers University and trained at Camp Ritchie, graduating with Class 19 (MII French) on 13 July 1944 and later completing postgraduate IPW work associated with Class 21.


I attended the funeral this morning of Ritchie Boy Max Horlick. Max turned 100 on March 10 and enjoyed a full life until the very last day. Born in New Jersey to immigrant parents, Max had a facility for languages and received an undergraduate degree from Rutgers University in French. Because of his language skills, he was sent to Camp Ritchie, MD, for training in military intelligence. He went overseas and served in the Battle of the Bulge, and interrogated captured German Officers. Max will long be remembered by the Ritchie Boy community.
He served on German IPW Team 414 with [[Korf, Kurt F. (0927265)|Kurt F. Korf]], [[Kleinert, Carl J. (0418577)|Carl J. Kleinert]], [[Stern, Peter M. (36664657)|Peter M. Stern]], [[Koetser, David (39702652)|David Koetser]], and [[Unterman, Israel (12148240)|Israel Unterman]]. Field interrogation unit rosters list him with MFIU-1 as a technician third grade in February 1945 and as a technical sergeant by June 1945. He went overseas for the European campaign, including service connected with the Battle of the Bulge.


Ritchie Boy Max Horlick was a prolific writer and published two books - one, entitled The Pension Mountain, was written in 2007 and describes the crisis facing aging Americans with respect to their future retirement benefits. The second book, The Agony of Victory, was a novel published in 2011 and based on actual events. His third book, SNAFU, has just been accepted by the publisher and will be available online and in print in May 2018.
After the war he continued in intelligence and international affairs with the CIA and the Department of State, later directing international research work connected with the Department of Labor and Social Security. In 2007, at age 89, he received a Ph.D. from Columbia University in French literature. He published books including the novel ''The Agony of Victory'' (2011).
 
Ritchie Boy Max Horlick was a wonderful storyteller and regaled me several years ago with stories about his life growing up on a chicken farm in rural New Jersey, the times his wife, Ruth, had spent with him at Camp Ritchie, and his work as a journalist when he was well into his 80's and 90's.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* PG Class 1 IPW Ge
* PG Class 1 IPW Ge
* IPW Team 414; MFIU-1 (T/3 Feb 1945; T/Sgt June 1945) — Gross NARA notes 6/28/11–7/6/11


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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== Timeline ==
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* 16 May 1944 — Entered Class 19 (French).
* 18 September 1944 — Graduated with 21st Class (IPW Ge) as T/3.
* December 1944 — Served with MFIU#1 at the Battle of the Bulge (12th Army Group).
* Died 2018.
* Assigned to Camp Ritchie.
* Assigned to Mobile Field Interrogation Unit #1and attached to ADSEC.
* In the records of Army G-2 MIS Administrative Branch may be found Personnel Rosters and Related Records. The Personnel Roster folders for Mobile Field Interrogation Units are found at this location.
* Max Horlick began his career in international affairs at Camp Ritchie, where he was a graduate of Class 19 (MII French) and also of a postgraduate Class 21 (IPW). In World War II, he served in the European Theater in the Top Secret, MFIU # 1 (Mobile Field Interrogation Unit 1). After the war, he continued in intelligence at CIA and the Department of.
* Max Horlick began his career in international affairs at Camp Ritchie, where he was a graduate of Class 19 (MII French) and also of a postgraduate IPW class. He served in the European Theater in the Top Secret, MFIU # 1 (Mobile Field Interrogation Unit 1). After WWII he continued in intelligence at CIA and the Department of State. He then was a staff.
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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): ''HORLICK Notes 6-28-11.doc''
* 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)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2018-01-10 (1 post)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2018-01-10 (1 post)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2018-05-01 (3 posts)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2018-05-01 (3 posts)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Max Horlick for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 5 source documents reviewed)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Horlick, Max for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 5 source files: MAX HORLICK - 2018.docx, MAX HORLICK - 2020.docx.doc, MAX HORLICK time line A.doc, MAX HORLICK timeline.doc, MAX HORLICK.doc)
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