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|death_year=2005
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'''Emanuel Fuchs''' (1924–2005) was a Ritchie Boy (from Austria; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 12.
'''[[Fuchs, Emanuel (32878921)|Emanuel Fuchs]]''' (1924–2005) was a Ritchie Boy (from Austria; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 12.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
We're been contacted by relatives of Ritchie Boy Emanuel Fuchs, who was born in Austria in 1924. RB Fuchs received the Bronze Star. They have shared a number of photos which I will post shortly. Please help the Ritchie Boys gain recognition for their amazing achievements by contacting your Senators and Representative to ask them to co-sponsor a bill to award the Ritchie Boys the Congressional Gold Medal.
Fuchs received the Bronze Star. More on Emanuel Fuchs. Here are some photos of Emanuel Fuchs. More photos/documents from the family of Emanuel Fuchs. Below left is a copy of the award of the Bronze Star that Fuchs received while serving with the Counter Intelligence Corp in the 26th Infantry Division from October 1944 to April 1945. Below right is a photo of Fuchs (left) and an unidentified serviceman. More photos from the family of Emanuel Fuchs. Photo at top had inscription Hammelburg July 1945. Bottom left and center photos are captioned Schweinfurt 1945 and bottom right photo was taken at Koenigsberg.
 
More on Ritchie Boy Emanuel Fuchs. Here are some photos of RB Emanuel Fuchs. Thanks to an eagle-eyed follower, the patch represents the 26th Infantry Division! Please help the Ritchie Boys gain recognition for their amazing achievements by contacting your Senators and Representative to ask them to co-sponsor a bill to award the Ritchie Boys the Congressional Gold Medal.
 
More photos/documents from the family of Ritchie Boy Emanuel Fuchs. Below left is a copy of the award of the Bronze Star that RB Fuchs received while serving with the Counter Intelligence Corp in the 26th Infantry Division from October 1944 to April 1945. Below right is a photo of RB Fuchs (left) and an unidentified serviceman. Please help the Ritchie Boys gain recognition for their amazing achievements by contacting your Senators and Representative to ask them to co-sponsor a bill to award the Ritchie Boys the Congressional Gold Medal.
 
More photos from the family of Ritchie Boy Emanuel Fuchs. Photo at top had inscription Hammelburg July 1945. Bottom left and center photos are captioned Schweinfurt 1945 and bottom right photo was taken at Koenigsberg. Please help the Ritchie Boys gain recognition for their amazing achievements by contacting your Senators and Representative to ask them to co-sponsor a bill to award the Ritchie Boys the Congressional Gold Medal.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
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== Timeline ==
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* Born 16 November 1924 in Vienna, Austria.
* 25 November 1943 — Graduated with Class 12. Classified as ___.
* Assigned to 218th CIC Detachment.
* Awarded Bronze Medal.
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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 2022-01-30 (4 posts)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-01-30 (4 posts)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Emanuel Fuchs for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Fuchs, Emanuel for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: EMANUEL FUCHS.docx)