Zachary Metz

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Zachary Metz
Personal details
Born	1910
Died	1995
Nativity	Poland
Religion	Jewish
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Arm / service	Coast Artillery Corps
ASN	01058326
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Camp Ritchie	Class 16 (6 February – 5 April 1944)
Section	5C
Team	IPW 71

Teammates

Team — IPW 71

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Zachary Metz (1910–1995) was a Ritchie Boy (from Poland; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 16 and served with IPW Team 71.

Biography

I'm saddened to report the recent passing of another Ritchie Boy. Eric Hess, who was born in Germany on October 28, 1924 died on March 15, 2022 in Lakewood, New Jersey. Ritchie Boy Hess joined the US Army on April 29, 1943 as a private. 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. RB Eric Hess was assigned to IPW Team 71, which was attached to the 28th Infantry Division. His teammates included: Lt. Zachary Metz Class 16 Lt. Ernest Fischl Class 8 T/Sgt Robert Gould Class 11 S/Sgt Hans Adler Class 9 T/3 Gerald Schlesinger Class 11 T/5 Eric Hess Class 11

Research notes

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	85
Class_ASN	53326
Class_Name	METZ, Zachary
match_method	pass2_unique_name
row_source	both

Sources

• Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
• 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)