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== Biography ==

Ralph Valtin (born Rolf Wiegelmesser; died 1 August 2018, age 93) was born in Hamburg and immigrated to the United States in 1938 because of his family's Jewish and Quaker background. Ralph attended 19__ Graduate degree in Economics from University of Pennsylvania. Brother Fred was also a graduate of Camp Ritchie (11th Class) and served as a member of IPW Team 81 attached to the 3rd Army. He 195_ - Served as arbitrator of labor disputes and as Mediator with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. During World War II he served in the U.S. He was an all-American soccer player at Swarthmore College and a member of the U.S. He worked as a federal labor mediator and arbitrator in Philadelphia, moved to the Washington area in 1965, and opened his own arbitration practice, retiring in 2013. He died at his home in Alexandria, Virginia.

In 1942, Valtin graduated from George School (a Quaker school in Newtown, PA). Ralph Valtin (born Rolf Wiegelmesser; died 1 August 2018, age 93) was born in Hamburg and immigrated to the United States in 1938 because of his family's Jewish and Quaker background. Ralph attended 19__ Graduate degree in Economics from University of Pennsylvania. Brother Fred was also a graduate of Camp Ritchie (11th Class) and served as a member of IPW Team 81 attached to the 3rd Army. He 195_ - Served as arbitrator of labor disputes and as Mediator with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. During World War II he served in the U.S. He was an all-American soccer player at Swarthmore College and a member of the U.S. He worked as a federal labor mediator and arbitrator in Philadelphia, moved to the Washington area in 1965, and opened his own arbitration practice, retiring in 2013. He died at his home in Alexandria, Virginia.

== Research notes ==

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* Born 4 January 1925 in Rolf E. Wiegelmesser in Germany.

* 6 July 1943 — Enlisted in NYC as Pvt (ASN 32979839).

* 15 May 1944 — Assigned to IPW Team 24, 1st Infantry Division.

* 1 April 1945 — Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant.

* 1 April 1945 — Team 24 had Boehme, Kirchheimer and Grubb on duty with 26th Regiment.

* Awarded Silver Star; Citation reads.

* Rolf E. Wiegelmesser in Germany.

* and Schneider, Valtin and Schueller on duty with 16th Regiment.

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 == Biography ==
-Ralph Valtin (born Rolf Wiegelmesser; died 1 August 2018, age 93) was born in Hamburg and immigrated to the United States in 1938 because of his family's Jewish and Quaker background. Ralph attended 19__ Graduate degree in Economics from University of Pennsylvania. Brother Fred was also a graduate of Camp Ritchie (11th Class) and served as a member of IPW Team 81 attached to the 3rd Army. He 195_ - Served as arbitrator of labor disputes and as Mediator with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. During World War II he served in the U.S. He was an all-American soccer player at Swarthmore College and a member of the U.S. He worked as a federal labor mediator and arbitrator in Philadelphia, moved to the Washington area in 1965, and opened his own arbitration practice, retiring in 2013. He died at his home in Alexandria, Virginia.
+In 1942, Valtin graduated from George School (a Quaker school in Newtown, PA). Ralph Valtin (born Rolf Wiegelmesser; died 1 August 2018, age 93) was born in Hamburg and immigrated to the United States in 1938 because of his family's Jewish and Quaker background. Ralph attended 19__ Graduate degree in Economics from University of Pennsylvania. Brother Fred was also a graduate of Camp Ritchie (11th Class) and served as a member of IPW Team 81 attached to the 3rd Army. He 195_ - Served as arbitrator of labor disputes and as Mediator with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. During World War II he served in the U.S. He was an all-American soccer player at Swarthmore College and a member of the U.S. He worked as a federal labor mediator and arbitrator in Philadelphia, moved to the Washington area in 1965, and opened his own arbitration practice, retiring in 2013. He died at his home in Alexandria, Virginia.
 == Research notes ==
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+* Born 4 January 1925 in Rolf E. Wiegelmesser in Germany.
+* 6 July 1943 — Enlisted in NYC as Pvt (ASN 32979839).
 * 15 May 1944 — Assigned to IPW Team 24, 1st Infantry Division.
+* 1 April 1945 — Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant.
 * 1 April 1945 — Team 24 had Boehme, Kirchheimer and Grubb on duty with 26th Regiment.
 * Awarded Silver Star; Citation reads.
-* Rolf E. Wiegelmesser in Germany.
 * and Schneider, Valtin and Schueller on duty with 16th Regiment.
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