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'''[[Silberman, Max J. (35066874)|Max J. Silberman]]''' (1923 – 25 June 2019) was a Ritchie Boy (from Austria; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 18 and served with IPW Team 186.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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Thanks to Ritchie Boy historian Dan Gross for forwarding to me a timeline for Ritchie Boy Max Silberman. Austrian-born Silberman graduated in the 18th Class at Ritchie as an Interrogator of Prisoners of War (IPW), and served on IPW team 186 with the 100th Infantry Division. Awarded a Bronze Star for his interrogations, RB Silberman passed away June 25, 2019 at the age of 95.
 
After the war, his unit was one of the first to liberate Dachau and he interrogated key Nazis prior to the Nuremberg trials.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* ASTP BS
* ASTP BS
* FID
* FID
* Civil Life
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== Technical record ==
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== Timeline ==
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* Born 27 December 1923 in Vienna, Austria.
* 21 June 1943 — Enlisted at Cincinnati, OH as Pvt (ASN: 35066874).
* 10 June 1944 — Graduated with Class 18 (Classified as German IPW Linguist 1).
* 14 June 1944 — Promoted to T/3.
* Assigned to IPW Team 186 attached to 100th Infantry Division.
* Bronze Star.
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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)
 
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2020-03-14 (1 post)
 
* Facebook-linked source: [https://bit.ly/2wY0wZo bit.ly]
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Max J. Silberman for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Silberman, Max J. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: MAX SILBERMAN.doc)