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'''Walter Mandelbaum''' (1924&ndash;1944) was a United States Army Private who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 11]]. Walter enlisted at New York City, New York.
'''Walter Mandelbaum''' (1924–1944) was a Ritchie Boy (from Poland; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 11 and served with IPW Team 66.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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Fifty Ritchie Boys died while in service during World War II. On this Memorial Day, let's remember those Ritchie Boys who paid the ultimate price to defend our freedoms. Ritchie Boy Corporal Walter Mandelbaum was born on July 28, 1924 and died on August 24, 1944. He is buried at the Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY
 
Ritchie Boy Walter Mandelbaum was born on July 28, 1924. Walter Mandelbaum was 15 years old at the outbreak of World War II, which began the European phase of the War. Walter Mandelbaum died on 20 Aug 1944 at the age of 20, and he is buried at Cypress Hills National Cemetery in Cypress Hills, Kings, New York, United States. Information from BillionGraves. Transcribed by Monson' Eagle Project, September 5, 2015 (with correction as to date of birth). Photo by Veritocor, August 22, 2015


== Research notes ==
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== Gallery ==
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* 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 2019-05-26 (1 post)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2020-05-25 (1 post)