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Frederick Wallach

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Frederick Wallach
Personal details
Born1907
Germany
Died1979
NativityGermany
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN37041134
RankMajor
Rank at RitchieSergeant
Camp RitchieClass 3 (2 November – 23 December 1942)
SectionL
TeamIPW 18
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Frederick Wallach (1907–1979) was a United States Army Sergeant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 3.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Penham (1914-2001), who played a major role in postwar Denazification activities, was also a Ritchie Boy. On 8 May 1943, Became naturalized citizen. He attended See: “CIC and Denazification of Heidelberg University” by Ralph W. He served as Assistant Judge in Court of Appeals.

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 72
Class_ASN 37041134
Class_Name WALLACH, Frederick
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • Born 21 December 1907 in Germany (no religion stated).
  • 2 November 1942 — Entered in Class 3 with specialty Counterintelligence.
  • 23 December 1942 — Graduated with Class 3.
  • 8 May 1943 — Became naturalized citizen.
  • 8 May 1943 — Promoted to S/Sgt.
  • 26 October 1943 — Promoted to M/Sgt.
  • March 1941 — Basic training with 8th Regiment.
  • See: “CIC and Denazification of Heidelberg University” by Ralph W. Brown III. In “Journal of Intelligence History” vol 4, no. 1 Summer 2004.

Sources[edit | edit source]

  • 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)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Frederick Wallach for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Wallach, Frederick for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: FREDERICK WALLACH.doc)