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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Here Hauptman Curt Bruns told Zappler and Jacobs to stand against the wall. He told 6 German soldiers to execute Zappler and Jacobs a few meters further. A Belgian Facebook friend sent the following information about the tragedy that befell Ritchie Boys Murray Zappler and [[Jacobs, Kurt R. (12207399)|Kurt Jacobs]]. "Zappler and Jacobs were with MIS etousa. Stephen Dickerman Stange has sent a request for information related to the incident cited in Bruce Henderson's book, Sons and Soldiers, where two German-Jewish Ritchie Boys became POWs, were identified as being Jewish, and were murdered.
Here Hauptman Curt Bruns told Zappler and Jacobs to stand against the wall. He told 6 German soldiers to execute Zappler and Jacobs a few meters further. A Belgian Facebook friend sent the following information about the tragedy that befell Ritchie Boys Murray Zappler and [[Jacobs, Kurt R. (12207399)|Kurt Jacobs]]. "Zappler and Jacobs were with MIS etousa. Stephen Dickerman Stange has sent a request for information related to the incident cited in Bruce Henderson's book, Sons and Soldiers, where two German-Jewish Ritchie Boys became POWs, were identified as being Jewish, and were murdered.
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The timeline research also records 7/1943 ASTP (German) at University of Pennsylvania. Worked as clerk-typist in office. Buried at the American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
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== Timeline ==
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* 9/1/1924 Born in Germany (Jewish).
* 5/16/1944 Started as student with Class 19, Section 5D (German).
* 9/4/1944 Promoted to T/5; transferred to DEML.
* 11/28/1944 Assigned to IPW Team 154 attached to 106th Infantry Division.
* 12/20/1944 Captured at Bleialf and murdered along with S/Sgt Kurt R. Jacobs by command of German Capt Curt Bruns (‘because they were Jews’).
* 4/1943 ASTP in Atlanta as Pfc.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* 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)
* 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)
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* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2019-06-06 (4 posts)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2019-06-06 (4 posts)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-03-08 (1 post)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-03-08 (1 post)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Murray Zappler for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Zappler, Murray for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: MURRAY ZAPPLER.doc)