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|asn=32860314
|asn=32860314
|surname=Bonne
|surname=Bonne
|first=Walter
|first=Walter
|class_section=5D
|class_section=5D
|class_rank=Pvt
|class_rank=Private
|birth_year=1908
|birth_year=1908
|death_year=1990
|death_year=1990
|nativity=Ge
|nativity=Germany
|religion=J
|religion=Jewish
|enlistment_place=NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK
|enlistment_place=NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK
|state=NEW YORK
|state=NEW YORK
|assignment=V-831
|ipw_ge=54
|ipw_ge=54
|overseas=Y
|overseas=Y
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|class_number=12
|class_number=12
|class_display=12
|class_display=12
|photo=4316079591747262.jpg
|rank_final=Sergeant
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'''[[Bonne, Walter (32860314)|Walter Bonne]]''' (1908–1990) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 12 and served with IPW Team 54.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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Courtesy of Walter Bonne's grandson who shares the same name. It includes his dog tags, Purple Heart, German passport, and other items. The german currency on the side is signed by the other Ritchie Boys who were captured with him at the Battle of the Bulge and taken to a Prisoner of War camp. The badge to the left of the Purple Heart says in honor of your service being a Prisoner of War.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* Civil Life


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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4589417711080114.jpg|Ritchie Boy Walter Bonne's daughter sent this photo of her Dad and Mother taken November 13, 1943.
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== Technical record ==
== Technical record ==
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== Timeline ==
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* 2 April 1945 — Liberated by U.S. troops (44th Infantry Division).
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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 2021-06-28 (1 post)
 
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-09-25 (1 post)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Walter Bonne for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Bonne, Walter for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: WALTER BONNE.doc)