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The Stories/Camp Ritchie naturalization (July 1943)

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Camp Ritchie naturalization (July 1943) covers a District Court ceremony reported by The Washington Post on 21 July 1943: 85 soldiers—almost all from Camp Ritchie, Maryland—were naturalized before Justice James W. Morris. The men appeared in uniform.

The article highlights two brief personal stories (paraphrased here): William Plotnik (listed as Plotnick in the narrative), a Latvian-born soldier whose merchant-marine ships were sunk before he could enlist; and Ludwig / Louis Barth, a German-born volunteer who had served with French forces and was evacuated with the British Expeditionary Force. The paper then prints a “complete list” of those naturalized (82 names readable on this scan; the headline figure is 85).

On this wiki, 50 of the printed names have a clear unique soldier-page match and are linked below. Remaining names are left unlinked (no page, spelling conflict, or ambiguous identity).

Document

  • The Washington Post, 21 July 1943, p. B6 — “85 Soldiers Naturalized In Court Here”
    The Washington Post, 21 July 1943, p. B6 — “85 Soldiers Naturalized In Court Here”

Complete list (as printed)

Sources

  • “85 Soldiers Naturalized In Court Here,” The Washington Post, 21 July 1943, p. B6 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers). Reproduced scan from RB Archive; copyright remains with the rights holder—used here for historical identification of Camp Ritchie trainees.
  • Page image
  • PDF

See also

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