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'''Walter F. Jr. Goodman''' (ASN 0519190) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 9.
'''Walter F. Goodman Jr.''' was a United States Army Field Artillery officer who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 9]] and served in North Africa and Italy.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
[[Goodman, Walter F. Jr. (0519190)|Walter Goodman]] was a Ritchie Boy. Goodman was born in San Francisco, Calif. He was commissioned as an Army Field Artillery officer in May 1943 after attending Texas A&M University. His initial active duty assignments were at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and Camp Ritchie, Maryland. In September 1943 he went by ocean convoy to Algeria. His initial assignment was as a student at a joint British and U. Civil Affairs school at Tizi Ouzou, Algeria for Soldiers who were destined for support of combat operations and the military government of Italy. In January 1944, Goodman was assigned as a Civil Affairs officer in the British 8th Army, which oversaw units moving north up the Adriatic side of Italy. In this assignment, Goodman was often one of the first Soldiers to enter a town, where he would assess and report on the status of each community, and take actions to establish Allied control of those communities. Goodman served in different British and Canadian divisions as the fighting moved up the east side of Italy. He was temporarily on the west side of Italy when British units reinforced U.S. operations at Monte Casino. At the end of fighting in Italy, Goodman was the Civil Affairs officer responsible for a number of towns near Milan. Goodman was then selected to support the joint British and U. military government at Venezia Giulia (Trieste). At the end of the war, this region was contested between Italy and Yugoslavia; the Allies jointly governed there until issues could be resolved. On returning to Texas, Goodman joined the Army Reserve Texas-Oklahoma 90th Division, where he served for a number of years in Field Artillery units. In 1964 he joined the 362nd Civil Affairs Area B Headquarters (now Brigade) in Dallas, and served as commander of the unit during the late 1960s. Goodman’s military education includes the Field Artillery Officer Basic Course, and the Army Command and General Staff College. During his college years he attended school in Mexico where he became a fluent Spanish speaker. His military awards include the Legion of Merit, European Campaign Medal with three campaign stars, Army of Occupation Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal. Goodman holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and languages from Texas A&M University. In his civilian career, he managed a family-owned business in Dallas. He also served as president of the Civil Affairs Association.
Walter F. Goodman Jr. was born in San Francisco, California. He studied history and languages at Texas A&M University and was commissioned a second lieutenant of Field Artillery on 6 May 1943 after Officer Candidate School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
 
His first assignment after OCS was a military-intelligence course at Camp Ritchie (Class 9), covering Allied and German force structures and the German political situation. He then served about two and a half years in North Africa and Italy, including civil-affairs schooling at Tizi Ouzou, before returning to the United States.
 
Goodman later completed Command and General Staff College coursework and remained associated with Army civil-affairs and military-intelligence communities; he was inducted into the Artillery Officer Candidate School Hall of Fame (2020 materials in the packet).


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* 9/26/1921-?
* 9/26/1921-?
* birth_place cleaned from corrupted “San Francisco, Calif. In January 1944”. Exact death date not established from packet skim—leave death fields unless already set.
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Goodman_Walter_F_Jr_0519190_portrait.jpg|Walter F. Goodman Jr. in Army officer uniform (RB Archive)
Goodman_Walter_F_Jr_0519190_memoir_excerpt.jpg|Walter F. Goodman Jr. memoir excerpt “The War Years 1943–1946” (RB Archive)
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== Technical record ==
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* Born in San Francisco, California.
* 6 May 1943 — Commissioned second lieutenant, Field Artillery, Fort Sill OCS.
* 1943 — Military intelligence course at Camp Ritchie (Class 9).
* 1943–1946 — Service in North Africa and Italy (civil affairs / intelligence path).
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* [[:File:Goodman_Walter_F_Jr_0519190_memoir_excerpt.jpg|Walter F. Goodman Jr. memoir excerpt “The War Years 1943–1946” (RB Archive)]]
* [[:File:Goodman_Walter_F_Jr_0519190_portrait.jpg|Walter F. Goodman Jr. in Army officer uniform (RB Archive)]]
* RB Archive Artillery OCS Hall of Fame / related PDF packet materials
* RB Archive, Walter F. Goodman Jr., autobiographical memoir excerpt “The War Years 1943–1946”
* 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 2022-12-23 (1 post)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-12-23 (1 post)
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