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'''Martin Wardmasky''' (1919–2008) was a ~~United States Army Sergeant who trained at [[Camp~~ Ritchie~~]], Maryland, in~~ [[Class 19]]~~. Martin enlisted at Ft Dix, New Jersey~~.

'''Martin Wardmasky''' (1919–2008), also known as '''Martin Wardamasky''', was a New Jersey–born Ritchie Boy ([[Class 19]]) who spent much of his youth in the Soviet Union before returning to the United States on the eve of World War II.

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== Biography ==

He ~~state Department - Central Decimal Files – Name Index 1940-1944 – Box 1292~~. In September 1941~~, Worked~~ as laborer at Picatinny Arsenal~~, NJ~~. ~~In January 1943, he served as Surgical Technician~~ at ~~Fort Oglethorpe, GA. On~~ 14 July 1944~~, he attended Non-graduate~~. ~~On 18 November 1944, he served as medical NCO on hospital ship Jarrett M. He state Department - Central Decimal Files – Name Index 1945-1949 – Box 485. He~~ daughter, Karen Wardamasky Bobrow, ~~has published two books describing her quest to learn about her father’s life. He served as Infantry Cadet~~ (~~Rifleman~~) ~~in Russian Army~~.

Martin Wardmasky (also spelled Wardamasky) was born in Rockaway, New Jersey, to Russian-born parents. In December 1931, when he was twelve, the family left New York Harbor for the Soviet Union, drawn by promises of work during the Great Depression. He grew up in the USSR under Stalin and later returned to the United States alone only months before America entered World War II.

In September 1941 he worked as a laborer at Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey. He trained at Camp Ritchie with Class 19; roster notes also record a non-graduate status dated 14 July 1944. After the war his unusual path—an American childhood interrupted by years in the Soviet Union—remained only partly told until his daughter, Karen Wardamasky Bobrow, reconstructed it in ''Do Svidanya Dad: Tracing the Story of an American Family Trapped in the USSR'' (2016), drawing on a family diary and National Archives correspondence.

== Research notes ==

* See also Martin Wardamasky (RB)

* Parents born in Russia; family emigrated to USSR Dec 1931; returned alone before U.S. entry into WWII

* Daughter Karen Wardamasky Bobrow, ''Do Svidanya Dad'' (2016)

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* 1/1943 Medical Detachment (MDTS?), Lawson General Hospital, Atlanta.

* Born 10 April 1919 in Rockaway, NJ. Parents born in Russia.

* 14 July 1944 Non-graduate. To be re-assigned.

* September 1942 — Promoted to Cpl.

* ~~19.~~

* 5 February 1943 — Promoted to Sgt.

* Rockaway, NJ. Parents born in Russia.

* January 1943 — Medical Detachment (MDTS?), Lawson General Hospital, Atlanta.

* January 1943 — Served as Surgical Technician at Fort Oglethorpe, GA.

* 14 July 1944 — Non-graduate. To be re-assigned.

* 18 November 1944 — Served as medical NCO on hospital ship Jarrett M.

* Tuscaloosa, AL (4447 SCU Medical Detachment).

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== Sources ==

* Karen Wardamasky Bobrow, ''Do Svidanya Dad: Tracing the Story of an American Family Trapped in the USSR'' (2016)

* Dan Gross research archive (miscellaneous timeline-adjacent documents; not uploaded): ''MARTIN WARDAMASKY - Biography.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

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-'''Martin Wardmasky''' (1919&ndash;2008) was a United States Army Sergeant who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 19]]. Martin enlisted at Ft Dix, New Jersey.
+'''Martin Wardmasky''' (1919&ndash;2008), also known as '''Martin Wardamasky''', was a New Jersey–born Ritchie Boy ([[Class 19]]) who spent much of his youth in the Soviet Union before returning to the United States on the eve of World War II.
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 == Biography ==
-He state Department - Central Decimal Files – Name Index 1940-1944 – Box 1292. In September 1941, Worked as laborer at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ. In January 1943, he served as Surgical Technician at Fort Oglethorpe, GA. On 14 July 1944, he attended Non-graduate. On 18 November 1944, he served as medical NCO on hospital ship Jarrett M. He state Department - Central Decimal Files – Name Index 1945-1949 – Box 485. He daughter, Karen Wardamasky Bobrow, has published two books describing her quest to learn about her father’s life. He served as Infantry Cadet (Rifleman) in Russian Army.
+Martin Wardmasky (also spelled Wardamasky) was born in Rockaway, New Jersey, to Russian-born parents. In December 1931, when he was twelve, the family left New York Harbor for the Soviet Union, drawn by promises of work during the Great Depression. He grew up in the USSR under Stalin and later returned to the United States alone only months before America entered World War II.
+In September 1941 he worked as a laborer at Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey. He trained at Camp Ritchie with Class 19; roster notes also record a non-graduate status dated 14 July 1944. After the war his unusual path—an American childhood interrupted by years in the Soviet Union—remained only partly told until his daughter, Karen Wardamasky Bobrow, reconstructed it in ''Do Svidanya Dad: Tracing the Story of an American Family Trapped in the USSR'' (2016), drawing on a family diary and National Archives correspondence.
 == Research notes ==
 * See also Martin Wardamasky (RB)
+* Parents born in Russia; family emigrated to USSR Dec 1931; returned alone before U.S. entry into WWII
+* Daughter Karen Wardamasky Bobrow, ''Do Svidanya Dad'' (2016)
 == Gallery ==
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-* 1/1943 Medical Detachment (MDTS?), Lawson General Hospital, Atlanta.
+* Born 10 April 1919 in Rockaway, NJ. Parents born in Russia.
-* 14 July 1944 Non-graduate. To be re-assigned.
+* September 1942 — Promoted to Cpl.
-* 19.
+* 5 February 1943 — Promoted to Sgt.
-* Rockaway, NJ. Parents born in Russia.
+* January 1943 — Medical Detachment (MDTS?), Lawson General Hospital, Atlanta.
+* January 1943 — Served as Surgical Technician at Fort Oglethorpe, GA.
+* 14 July 1944 — Non-graduate. To be re-assigned.
+* 18 November 1944 — Served as medical NCO on hospital ship Jarrett M.
 * Tuscaloosa, AL (4447 SCU Medical Detachment).
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 == Sources ==
+* Karen Wardamasky Bobrow, ''Do Svidanya Dad: Tracing the Story of an American Family Trapped in the USSR'' (2016)
+* Dan Gross research archive (miscellaneous timeline-adjacent documents; not uploaded): ''MARTIN WARDAMASKY - Biography.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