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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
This obituary of Ritchie Boy Rolf Valtin was published in the Washington Post of September 2, 2018. Rolf Valtin, labor mediator Rolf Valtin, 93, a labor mediator and arbitrator who helped resolve labor disputes involving General Motors, coal and steel companies and their labor unions, died Aug. 1 at his home in Alexandria, Va. The cause was congestive heart failure, said a son-in-law, Roy Hawkens. Valtin was born Rolf Wiegelmesser in Hamburg, and immigrated to the United States in 1938 because of his family’s Jewish and Quaker background. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army as an interrogator of German prisoners of war. He was an all-American soccer player at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania and was a member of the U.S. Olympic soccer team at the 1948 Summer Games. Valtin was a federal mediator and arbitrator in Philadelphia before moving to the Washington area in 1965 and opening his own arbitration practice. He retired in 2013. | |||
== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
* Silver Star; BS; also 2nd Lt 02015843 | * Silver Star; BS; also 2nd Lt 02015843 | ||
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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 2019-12-17 (1 post) | |||
Revision as of 03:52, 26 August 2026
| Ralph Valtin | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Wiegelmesser |
| Born | 1925 |
| Died | 2018 |
| Nativity | Germany |
| Religion | Quaker |
| Awards | Silver Star |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 32979839 |
| Enlisted | New York City, New York |
| Team | IPW 24 |
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| Silver Star |
- Listed in By The Numbers/Awards (from Ritchie Boy Secrets by Beverley Driver Eddy).
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Ralph Valtin (1925–2018) was a Ritchie Boy (born Wiegelmesser; from Germany; Qu) who trained at Camp Ritchie and served with IPW Team 24.
Biography
This obituary of Ritchie Boy Rolf Valtin was published in the Washington Post of September 2, 2018. Rolf Valtin, labor mediator Rolf Valtin, 93, a labor mediator and arbitrator who helped resolve labor disputes involving General Motors, coal and steel companies and their labor unions, died Aug. 1 at his home in Alexandria, Va. The cause was congestive heart failure, said a son-in-law, Roy Hawkens. Valtin was born Rolf Wiegelmesser in Hamburg, and immigrated to the United States in 1938 because of his family’s Jewish and Quaker background. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army as an interrogator of German prisoners of war. He was an all-American soccer player at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania and was a member of the U.S. Olympic soccer team at the 1948 Summer Games. Valtin was a federal mediator and arbitrator in Philadelphia before moving to the Washington area in 1965 and opening his own arbitration practice. He retired in 2013.
Research notes
- Silver Star; BS; also 2nd Lt 02015843
Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 93 |
| Nara ASN | 32979839 |
| Nara Name | VALTIN RALPH |
| Nara State | 23 |
| Nara County | 61 |
| Nara POE | 2364 |
| Nara DOE | 60743 |
| Nara Grade Alpha | PVT |
| Nara Grade Code | 8 |
| Nara Branch Alpha | NO |
| Nara Branch Code | 2 |
| Branch | No branch assignment |
| Nara Term or Enlistment | 5 |
| Term of enlistment | Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law |
| Defer. Date | 0 |
| Nara Source | 0 |
| Nara Nativity | N1 |
| Nara Year of Birth | 25 |
| Nara Race | J |
| Nara Race Description | White not yet a citizen |
| Nara Education | 4 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 992 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 0 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 0 |
| row_source | demographics |
Sources
- Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
- NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
- 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
- Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2019-12-17 (1 post)