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|birth_date=29 July 1912
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'''Walter H. Lubran''' (1912&ndash;2000) was a United States Army Private who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 16]]. Walter enlisted at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
'''Walter H. Lubran''' (29 July 1912 &ndash; 2000) was a German-born United States Army interrogator who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 16]] and served with IPW Team 141.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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Walter H. Lubran was born on 29 July 1912 in Sebnitz, Germany, to a Jewish family (also recorded as Lubranitsky). He emigrated to the United States aboard the SS ''Georgic'' in the autumn of 1939 and worked as a retail shoe-store manager.
 
Enlisting at Pittsburgh on 17 March 1943, he trained at Camp Ellis, Fort Meade, and Camp Lee before graduating Camp Ritchie Class 16 on 5 April 1944 as a German document examiner, later rising to master sergeant. With IPW Team 141 he was attached to the 84th Infantry Division in Belgium on Christmas Day 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge, then in March 1945 moved with the 16th Armored Division into Germany and Czechoslovakia, including the liberation of Plzeň. Teammates included [[Pick, Gerard (32525638)|Gerard Pick]], [[Wagner, Henry (01001068)|Henry Wagner]], [[Schimmerl, Kurt (32708849)|Kurt Schimmerl]], [[Wolff, Victor H. (01052224)|Victor Wolff]], and [[Wertheim, Joseph H. (32815602)|Joseph Wertheim]]. Lubran died in 2000.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
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* ASTP
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* 16th Armd
* Prior bio already strong; regenerate to keep Christmas 1944 fact and teammate links.


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729928247029099.jpg|Christmas Day 1944 menu from a letter written during the Battle of the Bulge while serving with IPW Team 141, 84th Infantry Division
1354674987887752.jpg|IPW Team 141 in Europe, spring 1945. Left to right: [[Pick, Gerard (32525638)|Gerard Pick]]; Capt. [[Wagner, Henry (01001068)|Henry Wagner]]; T/3 [[Schimmerl, Kurt (32708849)|Kurt Schimmerl]] (Curt Shelton); 2nd Lt. [[Wolff, Victor H. (01052224)|Victor Wolff]]; SSgt [[Wertheim, Joseph H. (32815602)|Joseph Wertheim]]; MSgt [[Lubran, Walter H. (33668332)|Walter Lubran]]
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== Technical record ==
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* 29 July 1912 — Born in Sebnitz, Germany.
* Autumn 1939 — Emigrated to the United States on SS Georgic.
* 17 March 1943 — Enlisted at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
* 5 April 1944 — Graduated Camp Ritchie Class 16.
* 25 December 1944 — IPW Team 141 with 84th Infantry Division, Battle of the Bulge.
* March 1945 — Team 141 attached to 16th Armored Division (Germany / Czechoslovakia).
* 2000 — Died.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* Existing profile Sources / teammate documentation for IPW Team 141
* RB Archive photograph caption: Walter Lubran with IPW Team 141, 84th Infantry Division, 25 December 1944
* 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 2014-03-21 (1 post)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2017-01-16 (1 post)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2017-01-22 (1 post)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2018-01-15 (1 post)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2018-02-05 (1 post)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2018-03-16 (1 post)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2018-04-16 (1 post)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2020-02-22 (1 post)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2023-07-23 (1 post)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Walter H. Lubran for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Lubran, Walter H. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: WALTER H. LUBRAN.doc)
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