Walter J. Gunther, Jr

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Walter J. Gunther, Jr
Personal details
Born	1918 New York City
Died	1944
Nativity	United States
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Arm / service	Coast Artillery Corps
ASN	01045763
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Camp Ritchie	Class 3 (2 November – 23 December 1942)
Section	D
Teams	IPW 12, IPW 28, IPW 31

Teammates

Team — IPW 12

Team — IPW 28

Team — IPW 31

These are other soldiers listed on the same team roster. People moved between teams; overlapping service dates are not always documented.

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Walter J. Gunther, Jr (1918–1944) was a United States Army Second Lieutenant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 3.

Biography

Walter attended Student at Bergen Junior College. Worked as manager of retail store (food and liquor). On 6 June 1944, he died on D-Day attached to 101st Airborne.

Research notes

• KIA 506th PIR

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	26
Class_ASN	45163
Class_Name	GUNTHER, Walter
match_method	pass2_unique_name
row_source	both

Timeline

• Born 23 June 1918 in New York City.
• 29 October 1942 — Commissioned as 2nd Lt. (CAC) (ASN 01045763).
• 23 December 1942 — Graduated with Class 3 (IPW Ge) or PI ?.
• 1 April 1943 — Assigned to 1st MITBN at Camp Ritchie.
• 18 August 1943 — Promoted to 1st Lt.
• 6 June 1944 — Died on D-Day attached to 101st Airborne.

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 Walter J. Jr Gunther for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Gunther, Walter J. Jr for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: WALTER GUNTHER.doc)