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''[[Introduction|Secret Heroes: Camp Ritchie and the Making of The Ritchie Boys]]'' — their unique history and demographics. | ''[[Introduction|Secret Heroes: Camp Ritchie and the Making of The Ritchie Boys]]'' — their unique history and demographics. | ||
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<p>At [[Camp Ritchie]], the Army trained soldiers — many of them immigrants and refugees fluent in the enemy’s languages — for military intelligence in World War II. This wiki is their open roster and memorial.</p> | |||
<p class="home-premise-links">[[Start here|Learn the story or find a relative]] · [[Introduction|Full overview]] · [[By The Numbers]]</p> | |||
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<div class="home-find-title">Find a soldier</div> | <div class="home-find-title">Find a soldier</div> | ||
<p class="home-find-fallback">[[Special:Search|Open search]] and type a surname or ASN (for example <code>Guy Stern</code> or <code>37413105</code>). Article titles look like <code>Surname, First (ASN)</code>.</p> | <p class="home-find-fallback">[[Special:Search|Open search]] and type a surname or ASN (for example <code>Guy Stern</code> or <code>37413105</code>). Article titles look like <code>Surname, First (ASN)</code>.</p> | ||
<p class="home-find-hint">Browse by class or letter on [[Contents]]. | <p class="home-find-hint">Browse by class or letter on [[Contents]]. No match? Try alternate spellings or ASN zeros — see [[Start here#If_the_name_is_not_found|If the name is not found]], or [[Contact Us]].</p> | ||
< | <p class="home-find-more">[[Contribute]] · [[Contact Us]] · [[Contents|Directory]] · [[Notable Ritchie Boys|Notables]] · [[About the data]]</p> | ||
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== How to help == | == How to help == | ||
Looking for a relative? Use [[Start here#Looking for a relative|Start here]]. To improve any page: | |||
# Search for a soldier, or open one from [[Contents]] | # Search for a soldier, or open one from [[Contents]] | ||
# Use '''Edit soldier facts''' for roster fields, or '''Edit''' for biography and sources | # Use '''Edit soldier facts''' for roster fields, or '''Edit''' for biography and sources | ||
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# Watch [[Special:RecentChanges]] if you help patrol edits | # Watch [[Special:RecentChanges]] if you help patrol edits | ||
== Featured | == Featured Ritchie Boys == | ||
Soldier profiles with fuller biographies — portraits rotate each week from a curated pool (more in [[Notable Ritchie Boys|Notables]] and [[The Stories]]): | |||
{{Featured soldiers}} | |||
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== Reading == | == Reading == | ||
More topic pages on [[Contents]] and under Site pages in the sidebar: | |||
* [[Start here]] | |||
* [[Introduction]] | * [[Introduction]] | ||
* [[Camp Ritchie]] | * [[Camp Ritchie]] | ||
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* [https://www.youtube.com/@RitchieMuseum Ritchie Museum] (YouTube) | * [https://www.youtube.com/@RitchieMuseum Ritchie Museum] (YouTube) | ||
== | == About the data == | ||
This wiki combines class-roster fields, research notes, biographies, photographs, and open edits from many sources. Treat pages as a starting point—not finished fact—until you check the Sources on a soldier page. How the material was compiled, what can go wrong, and credit for the Classes 1–31 roster digitization are on [[About the data]]. | |||
[[Category:Ritchie Boys Wiki]] | [[Category:Ritchie Boys Wiki]] | ||