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''[[Introduction|Secret Heroes: Camp Ritchie and the Making of The Ritchie Boys]]'' — their unique history and demographics.

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<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]]. ~~For camp background~~, ~~see~~ [[~~Camp Ritchie~~]].</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|~~Contribute]] · [[Contact Us~~]] · [[Introduction~~]] · [[Contents|Directory]] · [[Notable Ritchie Boys|Notables]] · [[About the data]]</p>

<p class="home-find-more">[[Contribute]] · [[Contact Us]] · [[Contents|Directory]] · [[Notable Ritchie Boys|Notables]] · [[About the data]]</p>

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== 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

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== Featured Ritchie Boys ==

Soldier profiles with fuller biographies (more in [[Notable Ritchie Boys|Notables]] and [[The Stories]]):

Soldier profiles with fuller biographies — portraits rotate each week from a curated pool (more in [[Notable Ritchie Boys|Notables]] and [[The Stories]]):

~~<div class="home-feature-thumbs">~~

~~<div class="home-feature-thumb">[[File:Stern, Guy (37413105).jpg|150x220px|link=Stern, Guy (37413105)|alt=Guy Stern]]<div class="home-feature-caption">[[Stern, Guy (37413105)|Guy Stern]]</div></div>~~

<div class="home-feature-thumb">[[File:Baer, Ralph (32887607).jpg|150x220px|link=Baer, Ralph H. (32887607)|alt=Ralph H. Baer]]<div class="home-feature-caption">[[Baer, Ralph H. (32887607)|Ralph H. Baer]]</div></div>

<div class="home-feature-thumb">[[File:Eric Waldman 6.png|150x220px|link=Waldman, Eric (01182990)|alt=Eric Waldman]]<div class="home-feature-caption">[[Waldman, Eric (01182990)|Eric Waldman]]</div></div>

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== Reading ==

~~Start here (more~~ topic pages on [[Contents]] and under Site pages in the sidebar):

More topic pages on [[Contents]] and under Site pages in the sidebar:

* [[Start here]]

* [[Introduction]]

* [[Camp Ritchie]]

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* [https://www.youtube.com/@RitchieMuseum Ritchie Museum] (YouTube)

== ~~Disclaimer~~ ==

== About the data ==

~~{{Class data disclaimer}}~~

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]].

~~Soldier~~ biographies, photographs, and ~~captions may come~~ from ~~Facebook posts~~, ~~family submissions~~, and ~~automated or AI-assisted editing; anyone can change wiki text. Nothing here should be treated as verified fact without checking primary sources. See~~ [[About the data]] ~~for how material is compiled and where errors can appear~~.

[[Category:Ritchie Boys Wiki]]

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 ''[[Introduction|Secret Heroes: Camp Ritchie and the Making of The Ritchie Boys]]'' — their unique history and demographics.
+</div>
+<div class="home-premise">
+<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>
 </div>
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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]]. For camp background, see [[Camp Ritchie]].</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|Contribute]] · [[Contact Us]] · [[Introduction]] · [[Contents|Directory]] · [[Notable Ritchie Boys|Notables]] · [[About the data]]</p>
+<p class="home-find-more">[[Contribute]] · [[Contact Us]] · [[Contents|Directory]] · [[Notable Ritchie Boys|Notables]] · [[About the data]]</p>
 </div>
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 == 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
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 == Featured Ritchie Boys ==
-Soldier profiles with fuller biographies (more in [[Notable Ritchie Boys|Notables]] and [[The Stories]]):
+Soldier profiles with fuller biographies — portraits rotate each week from a curated pool (more in [[Notable Ritchie Boys|Notables]] and [[The Stories]]):
-<div class="home-feature-thumbs">
+{{Featured soldiers}}
-<div class="home-feature-thumb">[[File:Stern, Guy (37413105).jpg|150x220px|link=Stern, Guy (37413105)|alt=Guy Stern]]<div class="home-feature-caption">[[Stern, Guy (37413105)|Guy Stern]]</div></div>
-<div class="home-feature-thumb">[[File:Baer, Ralph (32887607).jpg|150x220px|link=Baer, Ralph H. (32887607)|alt=Ralph H. Baer]]<div class="home-feature-caption">[[Baer, Ralph H. (32887607)|Ralph H. Baer]]</div></div>
-<div class="home-feature-thumb">[[File:Eric Waldman 6.png|150x220px|link=Waldman, Eric (01182990)|alt=Eric Waldman]]<div class="home-feature-caption">[[Waldman, Eric (01182990)|Eric Waldman]]</div></div>
-</div>
 <div class="home-book">
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 == Reading ==
-Start here (more topic pages on [[Contents]] and under Site pages in the sidebar):
+More topic pages on [[Contents]] and under Site pages in the sidebar:
+* [[Start here]]
 * [[Introduction]]
 * [[Camp Ritchie]]
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 * [https://www.youtube.com/@RitchieMuseum Ritchie Museum] (YouTube)
-== Disclaimer ==
+== About the data ==
-{{Class data disclaimer}}
+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]].
-Soldier biographies, photographs, and captions may come from Facebook posts, family submissions, and automated or AI-assisted editing; anyone can change wiki text. Nothing here should be treated as verified fact without checking primary sources. See [[About the data]] for how material is compiled and where errors can appear.
 [[Category:Ritchie Boys Wiki]]