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'''Ernest Wachtel''' (~~1924–2016~~) was a ~~United States Army Technician Fifth Grade~~ who trained at [[Camp Ritchie~~]], Maryland,~~ in ~~[[Class~~ 12]].

'''Ernest Wachtel''' (1924–2016) was a Ritchie Boy (from Austria; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 12 and served with IPW Team 62.

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== Biography ==

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One never knows when a Ritchie Boy connection will pop up. This book tells the amazing story of a German Jew, Siggi Wilzig, who was liberated from the Malthausen Concentration Camp, went to work with the US Army hunting down NAZI's, and later emigrated to the United States where he became a very successful businessman. Siggi settled in New Jersey and one of his closest friends was Ritchie Boy Ernest Wachtel, about whom we have published many stories.

== Research notes ==

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* Class 15*

* 3rd Army

~~== Gallery ==~~

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== Technical record ==

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* 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 2024-03-31 (1 post)

* Facebook-linked source: [https://amzn.to/4ah6Lp3 amzn.to]

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-'''Ernest Wachtel''' (1924&ndash;2016) was a United States Army Technician Fifth Grade who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 12]].
+'''Ernest Wachtel''' (1924–2016) was a Ritchie Boy (from Austria; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 12 and served with IPW Team 62.
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 == Biography ==
-''Add a biography, family details, and sources. Click Edit to change this page; no account is required.''
+One never knows when a Ritchie Boy connection will pop up. This book tells the amazing story of a German Jew, Siggi Wilzig, who was liberated from the Malthausen Concentration Camp, went to work with the US Army hunting down NAZI's, and later emigrated to the United States where he became a very successful businessman. Siggi settled in New Jersey and one of his closest friends was Ritchie Boy Ernest Wachtel, about whom we have published many stories.
 == Research notes ==
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 * Class 15*
 * 3rd Army
-== Gallery ==
-''After you are autoconfirmed, [[Special:Upload|upload a photo]] and add <code><nowiki>[[File:Example.jpg|thumb|caption]]</nowiki></code> here, or set <code>|photo=Example.jpg</code> in the infobox.''
 == Technical record ==
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 * 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 2024-03-31 (1 post)
+* Facebook-linked source: [https://amzn.to/4ah6Lp3 amzn.to]