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'''Walter | '''Walter Julius Monasch''' (29 August 1922–2011) was a German-born Jewish Ritchie Boy ([[:Category:Class 24|Class 24]]) who served in CIC with the 36th Infantry Division and later worked as a city and regional planner in California. | ||
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== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
* Oral history also names Camp Ritchie classmate Freddie Robacheck (Brooklyn); no matching soldier page located under that spelling. | * Oral history also names Camp Ritchie classmate Freddie Robacheck (Brooklyn); no matching soldier page located under that spelling. | ||
* RB Archive Word timeline (Aug 1943 enlistment ASN 36677017; naturalized 29 Nov 1943; Class 24 CI graduation 29 Dec 1944) matches the published oral-history biography; no new media in folder. | |||
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* Early 1943 — Entered the U.S. Army; later trained at Aberdeen Proving Ground. | * Early 1943 — Entered the U.S. Army; later trained at Aberdeen Proving Ground. | ||
* 29 November 1943 — Became a naturalized citizen. | * 29 November 1943 — Became a naturalized citizen. | ||
* Late 1944–1945 — CIC with 36th Infantry Division in Alsace, southern Germany, and Austria; Hurlach/Landsberg camp liberation. | |||
* June 1944 — Attended Officers Candidate School at Aberdeen (did not graduate). | * June 1944 — Attended Officers Candidate School at Aberdeen (did not graduate). | ||
* 29 December 1944 — Graduated Camp Ritchie Class 24 (CI). | * 29 December 1944 — Graduated Camp Ritchie Class 24 (CI). | ||
* Mid-1946 — Left the Army; later Antioch College (civil engineering) and MIT (city planning). | * Mid-1946 — Left the Army; later Antioch College (civil engineering) and MIT (city planning). | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* RB Archive: ''WALTER J. MONASCH.doc'' (timeline notes aligning with Telling Their Stories oral history — Class 24 CI; 36th Infantry Division) | |||
* Dan Gross research archive (miscellaneous timeline-adjacent documents; not uploaded): ''Walter Monasch - Oral History.doc'' (transcript of Telling Their Stories interview) | * Dan Gross research archive (miscellaneous timeline-adjacent documents; not uploaded): ''Walter Monasch - Oral History.doc'' (transcript of Telling Their Stories interview) | ||
* [http://tellingstories.org/liberators/monasch_walter/index.html Walter Monasch oral history, Telling Their Stories / Urban School of San Francisco (interview 10 February 2008)] | * [http://tellingstories.org/liberators/monasch_walter/index.html Walter Monasch oral history, Telling Their Stories / Urban School of San Francisco (interview 10 February 2008)] | ||