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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
William R. Malsh served as a second lieutenant and interrogator with [[Team IPW 69|IPW Team 69]] and [[Team MII 439-G|MII 439-G]]. MITC Special Orders No. 103 (29 April 1944) lists him (as “William R. Walsh,” ASN 01596715) with IPW Team 69 under [[Liethen, Alois J. (01056782)|Alois J. Liethen]], alongside document examiner [[Kugelmann, Kurt (32906164)|Kurt Kugelmann]] and teammates [[Wallach, Kurt E. (36741911)|Kurt E. Wallach]], [[Bornstein, Siegfried (32805425)|Siegfried Bornstein]], and [[Marx, Walter David (32419840)|Walter D. Marx]]. The order relieved the team from [[Camp Ritchie]] and directed them to Camp Shanks, New York, on 2 May 1944. On 22 May 1944, Replacement Depot No. 2 Special Orders No. 125 assigned [[Team IPW 69|IPW Team 69]] to Headquarters, MIS, ETOUSA, for duty with FID (APO 887). On 23 May 1944, Hq MIS ETOUSA Special Orders No. 135 placed [[Team IPW 69|IPW Team 69]] on detached service with FID (his name is lined through on that extract). On 2 June 1944, Hq MIS ETOUSA Special Orders No. 145 attached [[Team IPW 69|IPW Team 69]] to Third U.S. Army for duty with Hq XX Corps. On 7 December 1944 he was listed as a first lieutenant and assigned with [[Kugelmann, Kurt (32906164)|Kurt Kugelmann]] to [[Team MII 439-G|MII Team 439-G]] (SO F-84). As officer in charge of [[Team MII 439-G|MII Team 439-G]] with XX Corps he signed team status reports from late December 1944 through March 1945, forwarded civilian-source intelligence on Rheingönheim (21 January 1945), and on 9 April 1945 was named with [[Kugelmann, Kurt (32906164)|Kurt Kugelmann]] in an XX Corps Signal Officer commendation for locating enemy telephone and cable facilities. In April 1945 XX Corps G-2 and the Corps commander endorsed further recognition for him and [[Team MII 439-G|MII Team 439-G]]; he remained officer in charge through at least the 31 May 1945 team status report. On 14 April 1945, as OIC of [[Team MII 439-G|MII Team 439-G]] at Headquarters XX Corps, Malsh signed Annex No. 2 to G-2 Periodic Report No. 248, a SECRET three-page report on Concentration Camp Buchenwald based on prisoner-committee information gathered as U.S. Forces reached the Weimar area.
William R. Malsh served as a second lieutenant and interrogator with [[Team IPW 69|IPW Team 69]] and [[Team MII 439-G|MII 439-G]]. MITC Special Orders No. 103 (29 April 1944) lists him (as “William R. Walsh,” ASN 01596715) with IPW Team 69 under [[Liethen, Alois J. (01056782)|Alois J. Liethen]], alongside document examiner [[Kugelmann, Kurt (32906164)|Kurt Kugelmann]] and teammates [[Wallach, Kurt E. (36741911)|Kurt E. Wallach]], [[Bornstein, Siegfried (32805425)|Siegfried Bornstein]], and [[Marx, Walter David (32419840)|Walter D. Marx]]. The order relieved the team from [[Camp Ritchie]] and directed them to Camp Shanks, New York, on 2 May 1944. On 22 May 1944, Replacement Depot No. 2 Special Orders No. 125 assigned [[Team IPW 69|IPW Team 69]] to Headquarters, MIS, ETOUSA, for duty with FID (APO 887). On 23 May 1944, Hq MIS ETOUSA Special Orders No. 135 placed [[Team IPW 69|IPW Team 69]] on detached service with FID (his name is lined through on that extract). On 2 June 1944, Hq MIS ETOUSA Special Orders No. 145 attached [[Team IPW 69|IPW Team 69]] to Third U.S. Army for duty with Hq XX Corps. On 7 December 1944 he was listed as a first lieutenant and assigned with [[Kugelmann, Kurt (32906164)|Kurt Kugelmann]] to [[Team MII 439-G|MII Team 439-G]] (SO F-84). As officer in charge of [[Team MII 439-G|MII Team 439-G]] with XX Corps he signed team status reports from late December 1944 through March 1945, forwarded civilian-source intelligence on Rheingönheim (21 January 1945), and on 9 April 1945 was named with [[Kugelmann, Kurt (32906164)|Kurt Kugelmann]] in an XX Corps Signal Officer commendation for locating enemy telephone and cable facilities. In April 1945 XX Corps G-2 and the Corps commander endorsed further recognition for him and [[Team MII 439-G|MII Team 439-G]]; he remained officer in charge through at least the 31 May 1945 team status report. On 14 April 1945, as OIC of [[Team MII 439-G|MII Team 439-G]] at Headquarters XX Corps, Malsh signed Annex No. 2 to G-2 Periodic Report No. 248, a SECRET three-page report on Concentration Camp Buchenwald based on prisoner-committee information gathered as U.S. Forces reached the Weimar area.
Headquarters XX Corps awarded him the Bronze Star Medal (HQ XX Corps GO 134, 31 July 1945; 8 December 1944 to 30 April 1945 in France and Germany).


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
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* SO 145 matching note: SO spelling Walsh; listed again after SO 135 strike-through.
* SO 145 matching note: SO spelling Walsh; listed again after SO 135 strike-through.
* SO F-84 middle initial H.; promoted to 1st Lt by this order.
* SO F-84 middle initial H.; promoted to 1st Lt by this order.
* IPW 69 personnel working summary: detached from IPW 69 about '''15 October 1944'''; OIC of [[Team MII 439-G|MII 439-G]] on '''7 December 1944''' — interim assignment unknown (margin note: “where in interim?”).


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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* 9 April 1945 — Commended by XX Corps Signal Officer (with Tech/Sgt Kugelmann / team).
* 9 April 1945 — Commended by XX Corps Signal Officer (with Tech/Sgt Kugelmann / team).
* 12 April 1945 — XX Corps G-2 (Curtis) recommends commendation for Malsh and MII 439-G.
* 12 April 1945 — XX Corps G-2 (Curtis) recommends commendation for Malsh and MII 439-G.
* 14 April 1945 — Signs Annex No. 2 to XX Corps G-2 Periodic Report No. 248 (Concentration Camp Buchenwald) as OIC, MII Team 439-G.
* 30 April 1945 — Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker adds commendation for MII 439-G.
* 30 April 1945 — Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker adds commendation for MII 439-G.
* 31 May 1945 — Still OIC, MII 439-G (May team status report).
* 31 May 1945 — Still OIC, MII 439-G (May team status report).
* 25 July 1945 — MII Team 439-G requests turn-in of CP tent, decon apparatus, camouflage net, and gas masks (no longer needed for operations).
* 25 July 1945 — MII Team 439-G requests turn-in of CP tent, decon apparatus, camouflage net, and gas masks (no longer needed for operations).
* 7 August 1945 — MIS Forward 1st Ind (Baier) / Supply Office (Brauth): cannot authorize Corps Supply turn-in; Tally In receipts accepted at final clearing.
* 7 August 1945 — MIS Forward 1st Ind (Baier) / Supply Office (Brauth): cannot authorize Corps Supply turn-in; Tally In receipts accepted at final clearing.
* 14 April 1945 — Signs Annex No. 2 to XX Corps G-2 Periodic Report No. 248 (Concentration Camp Buchenwald) as OIC, MII Team 439-G.
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* 31 July 1945 — Awarded Bronze Star Medal per HQ XX Corps GO 134, 31 July 1945 (First Lieutenant, MII Team 439-G; 8 December 1944 to 30 April 1945 in France and Germany).


== Sources ==
== Sources ==
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* 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)
* [[:File:HQ_XX_Corps_GO_134_Bronze_Star_31_Jul_1945.pdf|HQ XX Corps GO 134, 31 July 1945]] — Bronze Star Medal (First Lieutenant; MII Team 439-G; 8 December 1944 to 30 April 1945 in France and Germany)
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