Robert G. Gould

Robert G. Gould
Personal details
Born	1915 Germany
Died	15 March 2022 Lakewood
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	32174350
Rank	Master Sergeant
Rank at Ritchie	Technical Sergeant
Camp Ritchie	Class 11 (25 August – 23 October 1943)
Section	5A
Teams	IPW 71, IPW 130

Teammates

Team — IPW 71

Team — IPW 130

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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Robert G. Gould (1915–1945) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 11 and served with IPW Team 71; 130.

Biography

He was transferred to Camp Ritchie and trained in the 11th Class, and graduated October 23, 1943. He arrived in England on May 10, 1944. On 29 April 1944, MITC Special Orders No. 103 listed him as Master Sergeant (asst interrogator) with IPW Team 71, relieved from Camp Ritchie and ordered to Camp Shanks, New York, on 2 May 1944. On 23 May 1944, Hq MIS ETOUSA Special Orders No. 135 placed IPW Team 71 on detached service with FID.

Research notes

• 28th Inf

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	30
Class_ASN	32174350
Class_Name	GOULD, Robert G.
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Timeline

• Born 1915 Born in Germany. Religion: Jewish.
• Buried in Henri-Chapelle.
• 29 April 1944 — MITC Special Orders No. 103: Master Sergeant, Asst Interrogator, IPW Team 71; relieved Camp Ritchie, WP Camp Shanks, N.Y., 2 May 1944.
• 22 May 1944 — Replacement Depot No. 2 SO #125: Master Sergeant with IPW Team 71; assigned Hq MIS ETOUSA for duty with FID; proceed APO 887.
• 23 May 1944 — Hq MIS ETOUSA SO 135: Master Sergeant on IPW Team 71; placed on DS with FID (eff. 22 May 1944).

Sources

• Hq MIS ETOUSA Special Orders No. 135 (extract), 23 May 1944 — page 1 / page 2 (IPW Teams 62–74 placed on DS with FID)
• Replacement Depot No. 2 SO #125 (extract), 22 May 1944 — page 1 / page 2 (IPW teams → Hq MIS ETOUSA / FID, APO 887)
• MITC Special Orders No. 103 (extract), 29 April 1944 — page 1 / page 2 (teams relieved Camp Ritchie; WP Camp Shanks, N.Y., 2 May 1944)
• 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)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-03-21 (1 post)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Robert G. Gould for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Gould, Robert G. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: ROBERT G. GOULD.docx)