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|death_year=2006
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'''Walter C. Wolff''' (1924&ndash;2006) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 21]]. Walter enlisted at New York City, New York.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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In 1933, Walter family moved to Belgium, then France.
 
In June 1942, Wolff graduated from Dwight School, NYC. On 3 March 1944, He became a naturalized citizen, Cert.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
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* Nina Feld
* Nina Feld
* Bon Marche
* Bon Marche
* Civil Life


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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== Timeline ==
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* 1933 — Family moved to Belgium, then France.
* 17 May 1943 — Enlisted in New York. ASN 32908561.
* 3 March 1944 — Became naturalized citizen, Cert.
* 12 July 1944 — Assigned as student to Camp Ritchie. Languages: French, German.
* 18 September 1944 — Graduated with Class 21, with a specialty in French; Graduation Cert. 8470.
* 4 October 1944 — Promoted to M/Sgt. and transferred to DEML.
* Born 8 July 2024 in Germany.
* April 1944 — Assigned as Pfc to Army Medical Corps (Walter Reed, Washington DC).
* Assigned to G-2 Headquarters, 15th Army Group. In Caserta, Italy, Wolff.
* Assigned to HQ Co., 2680th Military Intelligence Service.
* Assigned to HQ, 5th Army Regiment. In charge of registering and screening.
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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)
 
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Walter C. Wolff for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
 
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Wolff, Walter C. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: WALTER C. WOLFF.doc)