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Ilya E. Wolston-Volfovsky
| Ilya E. Wolston-Volfovsky | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5/10/1918 Starodub, Russia |
| Died | 1984 |
| Nativity | Russia |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 31091891 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Rank at Ritchie | Private |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 10 (23 July – 20 September 1943) |
| Section | 7D |
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Ilya E. Wolston-Volfovsky (1918–1984) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 10.
Biography
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The timeline research also records John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr, Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America, New Haven: Yale University Press, (1999), pgs. He received an honorable discharge in 1946, then worked as an interpreter for the U. In the 1946-1949 period, Wolston worked for the State Dept in Berlin. Worked as interpreter for business concerns. Chavchavadze tells how they served as interpreters to facilitate the transfer of American aircraft as part of the Lend-Lease program. He also reveals that Wolston accompanied Russian Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov to San Francisco for the conference at which the United Nations was formed. Military government and the State Department in the western sector of Berlin. The Court did not address any possible collusion with the Soviet Government. When, in 1974, Reader’s Digest published a book in which Wolston was named as a Soviet agent, Wolston sued the publisher for libel. 10/1/1943 Released from Camp Ritchie. 1943 Arrived at Camp Ritchie as Ilya E. 5/18/1943 Became naturalized U. 7/23/1943 Started Class 10 (Russian). 9/20/1943 Graduated Class 10. 9/27/1943 Promoted to T/4. After being drafted in 1942, he became an American citizen, and changed his name to Wolston.
Research notes
- Was Elliott I. Wolston
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Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 66 |
| Class_ASN | 31091891 |
| Class_Name | WOLSTON-VOLFOVSKY, Ilya E. |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Timeline
- 5/10/1918 Born Ilja Chaim Volfovsky (acc to BDE not CR) in Russia.
- 9/27/1943 Promoted to T/4.
- Drafted into Army as Pvt (ASN: 31091891).
- Started Class 10 (Russian).
- Wolston was discharged from the Army on 11 October 1946 and by the end of 1946 (early 1947?), he was a civilian working for (the Public Safety Branch?) of OMGUS in Berlin. The Chief of the Special Branch Section was Ritchie Boy Ulrich R. Gress. At that time, German-speaking agents were needed for the important tasks of denazification, criminal....
- Wolston, originally Ilja Chaim Volfovsky, was a Lithuanian Jew, born in Starodub, Russia. He came to the United States in 1939. After being drafted in 1942, he became an American citizen, and changed his name to Wolston. He was trained at Camp Ritchie as part of its Russian section. During this period, under the code name SLAVA (“Glory”), Wolston sent....
Sources
- 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 Ilya E. Wolston-volfovsky for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 3 source documents reviewed)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Wolston-volfovsky, Ilya E. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 3 source files: ILYA E. WOLSTON - 16.doc, ILYA E. WOLSTON - BDE.doc, ILYA E. WOLSTON.doc)