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'''~~[[Potash, Robert A. (31224431)|~~Robert A. Potash]]''' (~~1921–2016~~) was a ~~Ritchie Boy (from~~ United States~~; Jewish)~~ who trained at Camp Ritchie in ~~class~~ 19.

'''Robert A. Potash''' (1921–2016) was a United States Army soldier who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 19]] and later became a historian of Argentina.

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== Biography ==

Potash ~~(1921–2016)~~ was ~~a U~~.S.~~-born Jewish Ritchie Boy who~~ trained at Camp Ritchie ~~in class~~ 19 ~~and served~~ overseas as a technician fourth grade~~. Robert attended Harvard College~~ (~~AB, History~~). ~~He attended Harvard College graduate studies. He enlisted from Boston, Massachusetts.~~ After the war he became a historian at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology~~, specializing~~ in ~~Argentine history~~. His memoir ''Looking Back at My First Eighty Years'' ~~was published~~ in 2008.

Robert A. Potash was born in 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts. He studied history at Harvard College and later continued graduate work there. He enlisted from Boston and trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 19), serving overseas as a technician fourth grade; roster records also associate him with Japanese order-of-battle work (Class 18 JapOB).

After the war Potash became a historian specializing in Argentine political and military history (including work associated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in later summaries). His memoir ''Looking Back at My First Eighty Years'' appeared in 2008. He gave an oral-history interview to the Yiddish Book Center in 2012. Potash died in 2016.

== Research notes ==

* Also Class 18 JapOB

* OB 41

* Interview candidate: Yiddish Book Center oral history (2012) — add to [[Ritchie Boy Interviews]] watchlist. Live page once linked MIT; confirm institutional affiliation against memoir/obituary before asserting a single postwar employer.

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* Born ~~2 January 1921~~ in Boston.

* 1921 — Born in Boston, Massachusetts.

* ~~26 January 1945~~ — ~~Promoted to T/Sgt~~.

* Class 19 — Trained at Camp Ritchie; also associated with Class 18 Japanese order-of-battle work.

* ~~Assigned to OB Team 41 attached to Tenth Army (SO 20)~~.

* 2008 — Published memoir ''Looking Back at My First Eighty Years''.

* 2012 — Recorded an oral history with the Yiddish Book Center.

* 2016 — Died.

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== Sources ==

* RB Archive packet for Robert A. Potash (source links)

* [https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/collections/oral-histories/interviews/woh-fi-0000241/robert-a-potash-2012 Yiddish Book Center oral history interview with Robert A. Potash (2012)]

* [https://douglassfuneral.com/?p=1121 Robert A. Potash funeral/obituary notice (Douglass Funeral)]

* 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

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-'''[[Potash, Robert A. (31224431)|Robert A. Potash]]''' (1921–2016) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 19.
+'''Robert A. Potash''' (1921&ndash;2016) was a United States Army soldier who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 19]] and later became a historian of Argentina.
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 == Biography ==
-Potash (1921–2016) was a U.S.-born Jewish Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 19 and served overseas as a technician fourth grade. Robert attended Harvard College (AB, History). He attended Harvard College graduate studies. He enlisted from Boston, Massachusetts. After the war he became a historian at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, specializing in Argentine history. His memoir ''Looking Back at My First Eighty Years'' was published in 2008.
+Robert A. Potash was born in 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts. He studied history at Harvard College and later continued graduate work there. He enlisted from Boston and trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 19), serving overseas as a technician fourth grade; roster records also associate him with Japanese order-of-battle work (Class 18 JapOB).
+After the war Potash became a historian specializing in Argentine political and military history (including work associated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in later summaries). His memoir ''Looking Back at My First Eighty Years'' appeared in 2008. He gave an oral-history interview to the Yiddish Book Center in 2012. Potash died in 2016.
 == Research notes ==
 * Also Class 18 JapOB
 * OB 41
+* Interview candidate: Yiddish Book Center oral history (2012) — add to [[Ritchie Boy Interviews]] watchlist. Live page once linked MIT; confirm institutional affiliation against memoir/obituary before asserting a single postwar employer.
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-* Born 2 January 1921 in Boston.
+* 1921 — Born in Boston, Massachusetts.
-* 26 January 1945 — Promoted to T/Sgt.
+* Class 19 — Trained at Camp Ritchie; also associated with Class 18 Japanese order-of-battle work.
-* Assigned to OB Team 41 attached to Tenth Army (SO 20).
+* 2008 — Published memoir ''Looking Back at My First Eighty Years''.
+* 2012 — Recorded an oral history with the Yiddish Book Center.
+* 2016 — Died.
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 == Sources ==
+* RB Archive packet for Robert A. Potash (source links)
+* [https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/collections/oral-histories/interviews/woh-fi-0000241/robert-a-potash-2012 Yiddish Book Center oral history interview with Robert A. Potash (2012)]
+* [https://douglassfuneral.com/?p=1121 Robert A. Potash funeral/obituary notice (Douglass Funeral)]
 * 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