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{{Soldier
{{Soldier
|lede_on_page=1
|asn=01111285
|asn=01111285
|surname=Palecki
|surname=Palecki
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|class_section=13
|class_section=13
|class_rank=2nd Lt
|class_rank=2nd Lt
|class_branch=CE
|birth_year=1917
|birth_year=1917
|death_year=1991
|death_year=1991
|nativity=US
|nativity=United States
|religion=C
|religion=Catholic
|assignment=V-746
|overseas=Y
|overseas=Y
|certificate=1432
|certificate=1432
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|class_number=6
|class_number=6
|class_display=6
|class_display=6
|arm_or_service=Corps of Engineers
}}
}}
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'''Walter Francis Palecki''' (1917&ndash;1991) was a United States Army Second Lieutenant who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 6]].
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* 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)