Emil E. Shalit
| Emil E. Shalit | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 December 1909 |
| Died | 23 April 1983 |
| Nativity | Austria |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 32877222 |
| Rank | Private |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 11 (25 August – 23 October 1943) |
| Section | 5E |
| Enlisted | New York City, New York |
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Emil E. Shalit (24 December 1909–23 April 1983) was an Austrian-born Ritchie Boy (Class 11) who later worked in the London music industry.
Biography edit
Emil E. Shalit (24 December 1909–23 April 1983) was an Austrian-born Ritchie Boy (ASN 32877222; Class 11). U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS data list his enlistment as 5 April 1943 and release as 7 February 1947. After the war he settled in London and became a successful businessman in the music industry.
Dan Gross confirmed him as a Ritchie Boy from Camp Ritchie personnel-card research but did not find him on surviving IPW / Order of Battle / MII team lists; his post-Scotland assignment remains uncertain (team duty, other intelligence work, or transfer to another German-speaking unit such as OSS, CIC, or ALSOS are among the possibilities Gross noted).
Research notes edit
- Researcher Dan Almond (Italy) corresponded with Bernie Lubran and Dan Gross, November 2020, seeking Ritchie details and family contacts.
- Gross: not found on IPW/OB/MII team lists; assignment after arrival in Scotland unknown.
- Ancestry draft card (per Lubran): father Jacob listed as next of kin; age 29 at draft.
- Gross pointed to Lackner & Traussnig 2015 article on Austrian trainees at Camp Ritchie (ResearchGate link in misc file).
- Imported birth place had been “Carlsbad, Austria.” There is no Carlsbad in modern Austria; this may refer to Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary) in Bohemia (Austria-Hungary in 1909). City left blank pending a clearer source.
Technical record edit
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 74 |
| Nara ASN | 32877222 |
| Nara Name | SHALIT EMIL E |
| Nara State | 23 |
| Nara County | 47 |
| Nara POE | 2364 |
| Nara DOE | 290443 |
| Nara Grade Alpha | PVT |
| Nara Grade Code | 8 |
| Nara Branch Alpha | NO |
| Nara Branch Code | 2 |
| Branch | No branch assignment |
| Nara Term or Enlistment | 5 |
| Term of enlistment | Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law |
| Defer. Date | 0 |
| Nara Source | 0 |
| Nara Nativity | N2 |
| Nara Year of Birth | 9 |
| Nara Race | 1 |
| Nara Race Description | White citizen |
| Nara Education | 4 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 151 |
| Nara Marital Status | 1 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 33 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 109 |
| Class_ASN | 32877222 |
| Class_Name | SHALIT, Emil E. |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Timeline edit
- Born 24 December 1910 in Carlsbad, Austria (from Draft Registration card).
- 29 April 1943 — Enlisted in Army at New York City as Pvt (ASN: 32877222).
Sources edit
- Dan Gross research archive (miscellaneous timeline-adjacent documents; not uploaded): EMIL SHALIT - Correspondence.doc / EMIL SHALIT - E-mail to Dan Almond.docx (Almond–Lubran–Gross correspondence, November 2020; private emails not uploaded)
- 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 Emil E. Shalit for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Shalit, Emil E. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: EMIL E. SHALIT.docx)