Skala, Peter H. (01326224)

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Peter Hans Skala
Personal details
Born	1924 Austria of a Czech-American
Died	3 April 2017 London, England At
Nativity	Austria
Religion	Protestant
Awards	Silver Star
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	01326224
Rank	Private
Camp Ritchie	Class 10 (23 July – 20 September 1943)
Section	5A
Team	IPW 101

Awards and honors

Silver Star

• Listed in By The Numbers/Awards (from Ritchie Boy Secrets by Beverley Driver Eddy).

Teammates

Team — IPW 101

These are other soldiers listed on the same team roster. People moved between teams; overlapping service dates are not always documented.

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Peter Hans Skala (1924 – 3 April 2017) was a Ritchie Boy (from Austria; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 10 and served with IPW Team 101.

Biography

1LT Peter Hans Skala, born Sep 3 1924 in Austria, and passed away in London, England at the age of 92 on April 3 2017. Skala attended 5-4-43 Skala, who was a student at Queens College, enlisted in the Army and became Pvt. In 1972, Skala worked as a started with Boyden International (a multicultural executive search firm) by. Peter attended 10-45 Brief return visit to Camp Ritchie before returning to college (at Yale University. He has been active in the Institute for Global Ethics. He Graduated from Yale with a BA and MA in Political Science. He Graduated with 10th Class (IPW-Ge) as a Master Sergeant. He opening the Brussels office and subsequently moved to London to run the UK. Peter graduated from the 10th class at Camp Ritchie. He received his undergraduate degree at Yale in 1947, and his MA at Yale in 1949. He served in the US Army during WWII as an interrogation officer, a member of the famed "Ritchie Boys". During his service, he used his German language skills to talk enemy soldiers into surrendering. Among his military awards and decorations were the Purple Heart, Silver Star, and the French Legion d'Honneur (in 2014). Following his military service, he began a career in international marketing and executive search. He was a member of the Yale Graduate School Development Committee.

Research notes

• Silver Star; Legion of Honor
• lotsastuff.info — 377thInfantryRegiment.pdf

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	93
Class_ASN	32883052
Class_Name	SKALA, Peter H.
match_method	pass2_unique_name
row_source	both

Timeline

• 5-4-43 Skala, who was a student at Queens College, enlisted in the Army and became Pvt.
• 4-22-50 Married Barbara A.
• Born 9-3-24 Born in Austria of a Czech-American (Jewish) father and a German-American.
• 10-44 With the 95th Division at the capture of Metz, Skala earned a Silver Star for gallantry in action; the award read in part.
• 10-44 With the 95th Infantry Division at the capture of Metz, Skala earned a Silver Star.
• 12-44 Excerpt from the Army history of the XX Corps, which included the 95th Division.
• 7-44 After a short stay at MIS HQ in Broadway (UK), was assigned to the 95th Infantry.
• A New York Times reporter who happened to be embedded with the Division.
• Co. and the United Fruit Company.
• Division in France as a leader of IPW Team 101.
• Graduated with 10th Class (IPW-Ge) as a Master Sergeant.
• for gallantry in action; the award read in part.
• indications that the will to resist was weakening; the regiment was encouraged.
• opening the Brussels office and subsequently moved to London to run the UK.
• “…When Company I was attacking the Kaserne at Metz, 2nd Lt. Skala went ahead.

Sources

• 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
• 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 2022-09-27 (1 post)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Peter H. Skala for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 2 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Skala, Peter H. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 2 source files: PETER SKALA (2020).doc, PETER SKALA.doc)