Malsh, William R. (01596715)

William R. Malsh
Personal details
Birth name	William R. Walsh
Born	1913
Died	1994
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Arm / service	Quartermaster Corps
ASN	01596715
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Camp Ritchie	Class 16 (6 February – 5 April 1944)
Section	5C
Teams	IPW 69, MII 439-G

Teammates

Team — IPW 69

Team — MII 439-G

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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William R. Malsh was a U.S. Army second lieutenant and interrogator with IPW Team 69 and MII 439-G (listed as Walsh on MITC SO 103).

Biography

William R. Malsh served as a second lieutenant and interrogator with IPW Team 69 and MII 439-G. MITC Special Orders No. 103 (29 April 1944) lists him (as “William R. Walsh,” ASN 01596715) with IPW Team 69 under Alois J. Liethen, alongside document examiner Kurt Kugelmann and teammates Kurt E. Wallach, Siegfried Bornstein, and Walter D. Marx. The order relieved the team from Camp Ritchie and directed them to Camp Shanks, New York, on 2 May 1944. On 22 May 1944, Replacement Depot No. 2 Special Orders No. 125 assigned IPW Team 69 to Headquarters, MIS, ETOUSA, for duty with FID (APO 887). On 23 May 1944, Hq MIS ETOUSA Special Orders No. 135 placed IPW Team 69 on detached service with FID (his name is lined through on that extract).

Research notes

• SO 103 spelling WALSH; canonical roster surname Malsh (ASN 01596715).
• SO 135 matching note: SO spelling Walsh; lined through on SO 135.
• On Hq MIS ETOUSA SO 135 (23 May 1944) this name is lined through on the IPW 69 roster (still listed on prior SO 125).

Gallery

• 
  MITC SO 103 p.2 — IPW 69 roster (Malsh listed as Walsh).
• 
  RD #2 SO #125 p.2 — IPW Team 69 → Hq MIS / FID.
• 
  Hq MIS ETOUSA SO 135 p.1 — IPW Team 69 (DS with FID).

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	81
Class_ASN	596715
Class_Name	MALSH, William R.
match_method	asn_partial_name_exact
row_source	both

Timeline

• 29 April 1944 — MITC SO 103: 2d Lt, Interrogator, IPW Team 69 (order spelling Walsh); WP Camp Shanks 2 May 1944.
• 22 May 1944 — Replacement Depot No. 2 SO #125: Second Lieutenant with IPW Team 69; assigned Hq MIS ETOUSA for duty with FID; proceed APO 887.
• 23 May 1944 — Hq MIS ETOUSA SO 135: Second Lieutenant on IPW Team 69; placed on DS with FID (eff. 22 May 1944) — name lined through on the order extract.

Sources

• Hq MIS ETOUSA Special Orders No. 135 (extract), 23 May 1944 — page 1 / page 2 (IPW Teams 62–74 placed on DS with FID)
• Replacement Depot No. 2 SO #125 (extract), 22 May 1944 — page 1 / page 2 (IPW teams → Hq MIS ETOUSA / FID, APO 887)
• MITC Special Orders No. 103 (extract), 29 April 1944 — page 1 / page 2 (teams relieved Camp Ritchie; WP Camp Shanks, N.Y., 2 May 1944)
• 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)