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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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Martin Shelby Ochs was born in 1923. He enlisted in the Army Reserve Corps in November 1942 and entered active duty on 17 March 1943.
 
Ochs trained as an artilleryman at Fort Sill, studied German and intelligence at the University of Pittsburgh, and completed a photographic-interpretation course at Camp Ritchie. After Infantry Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, he was commissioned a second lieutenant on 7 December 1944 and returned to Camp Ritchie for German order-of-battle training. He instructed at the European Theater Intelligence School from January through June 1946, was promoted to first lieutenant, and separated at Fort Dix in August 1946. Ochs died in 2008.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* Also PG 27 GerOB
* Also PG 27 GerOB
* Keep editing the current corrupt live title. The params deliberately correct surname, first, and middle=S.; no page move is specified.


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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== Timeline ==
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* 1923 — Born.
* November 1942 — Enlisted in the Army Reserve Corps.
* 17 March 1943 — Entered active Army service.
* 1943 — Trained at Fort Sill, the University of Pittsburgh, and Camp Ritchie.
* 7 December 1944 — Commissioned a second lieutenant at Fort Benning.
* 1945 — Completed German order-of-battle training at Camp Ritchie and was promoted to first lieutenant.
* January–June 1946 — Instructed at the European Theater Intelligence School.
* August 1946 — Separated from active service at Fort Dix.
* 2008 — Died.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* [https://news.virginia.edu/content/memoriam-martin-shelby-ochs University of Virginia — In Memoriam: Martin Shelby Ochs]
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111814602/martin-shelby-ochs Find a Grave — Martin Shelby Ochs]
* RB Archive biographical military-service entry for Martin Shelby Ochs
* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
* 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
* 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)
* 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)