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== Biography ==

Here Hauptman Curt Bruns told Zappler and Jacobs to stand against the wall. He told 6 German soldiers to execute Zappler and Jacobs a few meters further. A Belgian Facebook friend sent the following information about the tragedy that befell Ritchie Boys Murray Zappler and [[Jacobs, Kurt R. (12207399)|Kurt Jacobs]]. "Zappler and Jacobs were with MIS etousa. 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.

In July 1943, he attended ASTP (German) at University of Pennsylvania. Worked as clerk-typist in office. He buried at the American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium. Here Hauptman Curt Bruns told Zappler and Jacobs to stand against the wall. He told 6 German soldiers to execute Zappler and Jacobs a few meters further. A Belgian Facebook friend sent the following information about the tragedy that befell Ritchie Boys Murray Zappler and [[Jacobs, Kurt R. (12207399)|Kurt Jacobs]]. "Zappler and Jacobs were with MIS etousa. 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.

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~~The timeline research also records 7/1943 ASTP (German) at University of Pennsylvania. Worked as clerk-typist in office. Buried at the American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium~~.

== Research notes ==

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* ~~9/1/1924 Born in Germany (Jewish)~~.

* 30 June 1943 — Became naturalized U.S. citizen.

* 5/16/1944 Started as student with Class 19, Section 5D (German).

* 28 November 1944 Assigned to IPW Team 154 attached to 106th Infantry Division.

* 9/4/1944 Promoted to T/5; transferred to DEML.

* 19.

* ~~11/~~28/1944 Assigned to IPW Team 154 attached to 106th Infantry Division.

* Buried at the American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium.

* ~~12/20/1944 Captured at Bleialf and murdered along with S/Sgt Kurt R. Jacobs by command of German Capt Curt Bruns (‘because they were Jews’)~~.

* ~~4/1943 ASTP in Atlanta as Pfc~~.

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 == Biography ==
-Here Hauptman Curt Bruns told Zappler and Jacobs to stand against the wall. He told 6 German soldiers to execute Zappler and Jacobs a few meters further. A Belgian Facebook friend sent the following information about the tragedy that befell Ritchie Boys Murray Zappler and [[Jacobs, Kurt R. (12207399)|Kurt Jacobs]]. "Zappler and Jacobs were with MIS etousa. 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.
+In July 1943, he attended ASTP (German) at University of Pennsylvania. Worked as clerk-typist in office. He buried at the American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium. Here Hauptman Curt Bruns told Zappler and Jacobs to stand against the wall. He told 6 German soldiers to execute Zappler and Jacobs a few meters further. A Belgian Facebook friend sent the following information about the tragedy that befell Ritchie Boys Murray Zappler and [[Jacobs, Kurt R. (12207399)|Kurt Jacobs]]. "Zappler and Jacobs were with MIS etousa. 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.
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-The timeline research also records 7/1943 ASTP (German) at University of Pennsylvania. Worked as clerk-typist in office. Buried at the American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium.
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-* 9/1/1924 Born in Germany (Jewish).
+* 30 June 1943 — Became naturalized U.S. citizen.
-* 5/16/1944 Started as student with Class 19, Section 5D (German).
+* 28 November 1944 Assigned to IPW Team 154 attached to 106th Infantry Division.
-* 9/4/1944 Promoted to T/5; transferred to DEML.
+* 19.
-* 11/28/1944 Assigned to IPW Team 154 attached to 106th Infantry Division.
+* Buried at the American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium.
-* 12/20/1944 Captured at Bleialf and murdered along with S/Sgt Kurt R. Jacobs by command of German Capt Curt Bruns (‘because they were Jews’).
-* 4/1943 ASTP in Atlanta as Pfc.
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