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'''~~[[Zappler, Murray (32824267)|~~Murray Zappler]]''' (~~1924–1944~~) was a Ritchie Boy ~~(from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 19 and served with~~ IPW Team 154.

'''Murray Zappler''' (1924–1944) was a German-born Jewish Ritchie Boy on IPW Team 154 with the 106th Infantry Division; he was murdered as a prisoner of war because he was Jewish.

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== Biography ==

~~In July 1943, he attended~~ ASTP (German) at University of Pennsylvania.

Murray Zappler was a German-born Jewish Ritchie Boy (Class 19) who had ASTP German training at the University of Pennsylvania and worked as a clerk-typist before overseas duty. As a technician fifth grade on IPW Team 154, he served with Headquarters, 106th Infantry Division, interrogating German prisoners.

~~Murray worked as clerk-typist in office. Stephen Dickerman Stange has sent a request for information related to the incident cited in Bruce Henderson's book, Sons~~ and ~~Soldiers~~, ~~where two German-Jewish Ritchie Boys became POWs, were identified as being Jewish, and were murdered~~. (12207399)|Kurt Jacobs]].

Zappler and teammate [[Jacobs, Kurt R. (12207399)|Kurt R. Jacobs]] were taken prisoner and murdered because of their Jewish heritage. Their names appear on the 106th Division Headquarters honor roll (sometimes with typographical errors). The responsible German officer’s case is documented in a Dachau trial transcript.

~~That is why we~~ were ~~in the footsteps~~ of the 106th ~~infantry division last Thursday." "This was the border between Belgium and Germany. He has sent me some photos that I want to share~~ with ~~the Community. "Zappler and Jacobs were with MIS etousa~~.

~~They were assigned to the 423th of the 106th infantry division as interogaters for~~ German ~~POW's. Here~~ is ~~what he wrote: "We live~~ in ~~Zutendaal, Belgium and our son and I are very interested in WWII. When the German Commanding Officer learned they were Jewish, he had them summarily executed~~.

== Research notes ==

* ASTP; KIA Murdered as POW

* IPW Team 154; murdered as POW (Jewish); with Kurt R. Jacobs

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== Sources ==

* Bruce Henderson, ''Sons and Soldiers'' (account of Jacobs and Zappler as POWs)

* [http://www.online.uni-marburg.de/icwc/dachau/000-006-0056.pdf Dachau trial transcript — Jacobs/Zappler murder case (Marburg ICWC)]

* Dan Gross research archive (miscellaneous timeline-adjacent documents; not uploaded): ''Jacobs and Zappler.doc''

* 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

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-'''[[Zappler, Murray (32824267)|Murray Zappler]]''' (1924–1944) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 19 and served with IPW Team 154.
+'''Murray Zappler''' (1924&ndash;1944) was a German-born Jewish Ritchie Boy on IPW Team 154 with the 106th Infantry Division; he was murdered as a prisoner of war because he was Jewish.
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 == Biography ==
-In July 1943, he attended ASTP (German) at University of Pennsylvania.
+Murray Zappler was a German-born Jewish Ritchie Boy (Class 19) who had ASTP German training at the University of Pennsylvania and worked as a clerk-typist before overseas duty. As a technician fifth grade on IPW Team 154, he served with Headquarters, 106th Infantry Division, interrogating German prisoners.
-Murray worked as clerk-typist in office. Stephen Dickerman Stange has sent a request for information related to the incident cited in Bruce Henderson's book, Sons and Soldiers, where two German-Jewish Ritchie Boys became POWs, were identified as being Jewish, and were murdered. (12207399)|Kurt Jacobs]].
+Zappler and teammate [[Jacobs, Kurt R. (12207399)|Kurt R. Jacobs]] were taken prisoner and murdered because of their Jewish heritage. Their names appear on the 106th Division Headquarters honor roll (sometimes with typographical errors). The responsible German officer’s case is documented in a Dachau trial transcript.
-That is why we were in the footsteps of the 106th infantry division last Thursday." "This was the border between Belgium and Germany. He has sent me some photos that I want to share with the Community. "Zappler and Jacobs were with MIS etousa.
-They were assigned to the 423th of the 106th infantry division as interogaters for German POW's. Here is what he wrote: "We live in Zutendaal, Belgium and our son and I are very interested in WWII. When the German Commanding Officer learned they were Jewish, he had them summarily executed.
 == Research notes ==
 * ASTP; KIA Murdered as POW
+* IPW Team 154; murdered as POW (Jewish); with Kurt R. Jacobs
 == Gallery ==
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 == Sources ==
+* Bruce Henderson, ''Sons and Soldiers'' (account of Jacobs and Zappler as POWs)
+* [http://www.online.uni-marburg.de/icwc/dachau/000-006-0056.pdf Dachau trial transcript — Jacobs/Zappler murder case (Marburg ICWC)]
+* Dan Gross research archive (miscellaneous timeline-adjacent documents; not uploaded): ''Jacobs and Zappler.doc''
 * 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