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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)

Latest revision as of 03:59, 31 August 2026

Record status: unconfirmed. Class-roster match confidence is medium-high. Correct the infobox if you have a source, and note it on talk.
Walter Mathias Marx
Personal details
Born1924
NativityGermany
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32800681
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 10 (23 July – 20 September 1943)
Section5D
EnlistedNew York City, New York
TeamIPW 78
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Walter Mathias Marx (born 1924) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 10. Walter enlisted at New York City, New York.

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Nara ASN 32800681
Nara Name MARX WALTER M
Nara State 23
Nara County 61
Nara POE 2364
Nara DOE 110243
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Branch Alpha BI
Nara Branch Code 0
Branch Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Nara Term or Enlistment 5
Term of enlistment Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Defer. Date 0
Nara Source 0
Nara Nativity N1
Nara Year of Birth 24
Nara Race J
Nara Race Description White not yet a citizen
Nara Education 4
Nara Civilian Occupation 992
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 67
Nara Weight (lbs) 189
Class_ASN 32800661
Class_Name MARX, Walter M.
match_method asn_near_name_exact
row_source both

Sources[edit | edit source]

  • 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)
  • 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)