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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. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army as an interrogator of German prisoners of war and trained as a Ritchie Boy. He was an all-American soccer player at Swarthmore College and a member of the U.S. Olympic soccer team at the 1948 Summer Games. 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, he Graduated from George School (a Quaker school in Newtown, PA). In 1948, Graduate of Swarthmore. 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. 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 attended 19__ Graduate degree in Economics from University of Pennsylvania. 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. Army as an interrogator of German prisoners of war and trained as a Ritchie Boy. He was an all-American soccer player at Swarthmore College and a member of the U.S. Olympic soccer team at the 1948 Summer Games. 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.

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The timeline research also records 19__ Graduate degree in Economics from University of Pennsylvania. 1942 Graduated from George School (a Quaker school in Newtown, PA). 1948 Graduate of Swarthmore. 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. 195_ - Served as arbitrator of labor disputes and as Mediator with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.

== Research notes ==

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* ~~1/4/1925 Born Rolf E. Wiegelmesser in Germany.~~

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

* 7/6/1943 Enlisted in NYC as Pvt (ASN 32979839).

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

* 12/23/1943 Graduate of Class 13 (IPW-Ge), Certificate 4881.

* 13.

* 1/6/44 Alerted (as T/4?).

* Awarded Silver Star; Citation reads.

* 5/15~~/44~~ Assigned to IPW Team 24, 1st Infantry Division.

* Rolf E. Wiegelmesser in Germany.

* 4/1~~/45 Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant.~~

* 4/1/45 Team 24 had Boehme, Kirchheimer and Grubb on duty with 26th Regiment.

* Awarded Silver Star; Citation reads:.

* 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. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army as an interrogator of German prisoners of war and trained as a Ritchie Boy. He was an all-American soccer player at Swarthmore College and a member of the U.S. Olympic soccer team at the 1948 Summer Games. 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, he Graduated from George School (a Quaker school in Newtown, PA). In 1948, Graduate of Swarthmore. 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. 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 attended 19__ Graduate degree in Economics from University of Pennsylvania. 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. Army as an interrogator of German prisoners of war and trained as a Ritchie Boy. He was an all-American soccer player at Swarthmore College and a member of the U.S. Olympic soccer team at the 1948 Summer Games. 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.
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-The timeline research also records 19__ Graduate degree in Economics from University of Pennsylvania. 1942 Graduated from George School (a Quaker school in Newtown, PA). 1948 Graduate of Swarthmore. 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. 195_ - Served as arbitrator of labor disputes and as Mediator with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
 == Research notes ==
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-* 1/4/1925 Born Rolf E. Wiegelmesser in Germany.
+* 15 May 1944 Assigned to IPW Team 24, 1st Infantry Division.
-* 7/6/1943 Enlisted in NYC as Pvt (ASN 32979839).
+* 1 April 1945 Team 24 had Boehme, Kirchheimer and Grubb on duty with 26th Regiment.
-* 12/23/1943 Graduate of Class 13 (IPW-Ge), Certificate 4881.
+* 13.
-* 1/6/44 Alerted (as T/4?).
+* Awarded Silver Star; Citation reads.
-* 5/15/44 Assigned to IPW Team 24, 1st Infantry Division.
+* Rolf E. Wiegelmesser in Germany.
-* 4/1/45 Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant.
-* 4/1/45 Team 24 had Boehme, Kirchheimer and Grubb on duty with 26th Regiment.
-* Awarded Silver Star; Citation reads:.
 * and Schneider, Valtin and Schueller on duty with 16th Regiment.
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