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Admin: Clarify AI drafts use curated person-specific sources; no open-web search

2026-09-16T19:34:52Z

Clarify AI drafts use curated person-specific sources; no open-web search

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	=== Automated and AI-assisted work ===		=== Automated and AI-assisted work ===
	Parts of the site use software—and, in places, AI-assisted tools—to draft opening summaries, merge duplicate fields, link names of other Ritchie Boys in text, clean up imported Facebook prose, and suggest infobox values from biography text. In some cases, AI tools ~~generate~~ short biographies ~~based only on~~ '''information already ~~present in~~ the ~~individual’s~~ profile'''; ~~no external sources~~ are ~~used~~. These tools are intended to save editor time, not to certify accuracy. AI-generated and script-generated text may contain errors or misinterpretations. While we review output when issues are noticed, we cannot guarantee that every AI-generated sentence has been checked by a human expert.		Parts of the site use software—and, in places, AI-assisted tools—to draft opening summaries, merge duplicate fields, link names of other Ritchie Boys in text, clean up imported Facebook prose, and suggest infobox values from biography text. In some cases, AI tools also draft or rewrite short biographies for an individual soldier.

			Those drafts are built from '''curated material already gathered for that person'''—for example information already on the profile, plus sources editors have collected and screened, such as newspaper articles, obituaries, family packets, and research notes. The AI tools do '''not''' search the open web or discover new sources on their own; they only rearrange and present what they are given. Editors intend that fed material to be accurate for the named individual, but curation is not the same as independent verification of every claim.

			These tools are intended to save editor time, not to certify accuracy. AI-generated and script-generated text may contain errors or misinterpretations. While we review output when issues are noticed, we cannot guarantee that every AI-generated sentence has been checked by a human expert.

	=== Document OCR (contributor uploads) ===		=== Document OCR (contributor uploads) ===

Admin: Point families to Start here

2026-09-13T19:16:29Z

Point families to Start here

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[~~For families~~]] — ~~short start-here path (~~find name, roster fields, photo or obituary)		* [[Start here#Looking for a relative\|Start here]] — find a name, understand roster fields, add a photo or obituary
	* [[Ritchie WACs]] — working roster of Women's Army Corps profiles		* [[Ritchie WACs]] — working roster of Women's Army Corps profiles
	* [[About]]		* [[About]]

Admin: Link Camp Ritchie Faculty hub

2026-09-12T03:51:16Z

Link Camp Ritchie Faculty hub

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	=== Camp Ritchie faculty notes (Dan Gross) ===		=== Camp Ritchie faculty notes (Dan Gross) ===
	A separate Dan Gross working spreadsheet lists early '''staff and faculty''' at Camp Ritchie (sometimes labeled the faculty “first 13”), with ranks, section assignments (Terrain Intelligence through Enemy Order of Battle), and related notes. It is '''not''' the First Class student photo roster and is '''not''' uploaded to this wiki. Clear identity-matched fields are published on soldier profiles with a descriptive Sources credit (for example: Dan Gross research archive … ''FACULTY - FIRST 13.xls'').		A separate Dan Gross working spreadsheet lists early '''staff and faculty''' at Camp Ritchie (sometimes labeled the faculty “first 13”), with ranks, section assignments (Terrain Intelligence through Enemy Order of Battle), and related notes. It is '''not''' the First Class student photo roster and is '''not''' uploaded to this wiki. Clear identity-matched fields are published on soldier profiles with a descriptive Sources credit (for example: Dan Gross research archive … ''FACULTY - FIRST 13.xls''). Browse the published names on [[Camp Ritchie Faculty]].

	=== WAC roster (Dan Gross and Beverley Driver Eddy) ===		=== WAC roster (Dan Gross and Beverley Driver Eddy) ===

Admin: Document Gross Camp Ritchie faculty spreadsheet layer

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Document Gross Camp Ritchie faculty spreadsheet layer

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	Timeline enrichment is additive: existing biographical prose and profile data are retained, while clear new events are added to the appropriate opening summary, biography, infobox, awards or service fields, and the detailed Timeline section. A biography should not be replaced wholesale merely to incorporate timeline research.		Timeline enrichment is additive: existing biographical prose and profile data are retained, while clear new events are added to the appropriate opening summary, biography, infobox, awards or service fields, and the detailed Timeline section. A biography should not be replaced wholesale merely to incorporate timeline research.

			=== Camp Ritchie faculty notes (Dan Gross) ===
			A separate Dan Gross working spreadsheet lists early '''staff and faculty''' at Camp Ritchie (sometimes labeled the faculty “first 13”), with ranks, section assignments (Terrain Intelligence through Enemy Order of Battle), and related notes. It is '''not''' the First Class student photo roster and is '''not''' uploaded to this wiki. Clear identity-matched fields are published on soldier profiles with a descriptive Sources credit (for example: Dan Gross research archive … ''FACULTY - FIRST 13.xls'').

	=== WAC roster (Dan Gross and Beverley Driver Eddy) ===		=== WAC roster (Dan Gross and Beverley Driver Eddy) ===
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	* The private Word-document timelines were not uploaded. Selected clear findings from them may be incorporated into public profiles with descriptive citations, but the original documents remain private.		* The private Word-document timelines were not uploaded. Selected clear findings from them may be incorporated into public profiles with descriptive citations, but the original documents remain private.
	* The Gross–Eddy WAC roster spreadsheet was not uploaded. Selected fields were published on WAC profiles with credit to both researchers; the original file remains private.		* The Gross–Eddy WAC roster spreadsheet was not uploaded. Selected fields were published on WAC profiles with credit to both researchers; the original file remains private.
			* The Gross faculty “first 13” spreadsheet was not uploaded. Selected staff/faculty fields were published on matching soldier profiles with a descriptive citation; the original file remains private.
	* Internal merge logs and ambiguous-review queues (those stay with the research project)		* Internal merge logs and ambiguous-review queues (those stay with the research project)

Admin: Order data layers roughly by when they were added to the wiki

2026-09-12T02:30:52Z

Order data layers roughly by when they were added to the wiki

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	== How information on this site is compiled ==		== How information on this site is compiled ==
	Nothing on this wiki comes from a single authoritative database. Pages are built by combining several kinds of material, then edited in the open like any wiki. The ~~main~~ layers ~~are:~~		Nothing on this wiki comes from a single authoritative database. Pages are built by combining several kinds of material, then edited in the open like any wiki. The subsections below follow '''roughly the order those layers were added to this wiki''' (seed data first; later enrichments afterward). Ongoing channels such as family tips and open editing continue throughout.

	=== Dan Gross research files ===		=== Dan Gross research files ===
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	Dan's original Excel timeline/roster file was the general starting point for this project, but it '''was not and is not uploaded to this site'''. Its information was combined with other research and records; it was never treated as the sole authority. That work is invaluable but was never a formal archival finding aid; typos, duplicate names, and uncertain matches were part of the working process. Later additions under Research notes may come from OCR, family contributions, or other cited research and should be judged by their own source.		Dan's original Excel timeline/roster file was the general starting point for this project, but it '''was not and is not uploaded to this site'''. Its information was combined with other research and records; it was never treated as the sole authority. That work is invaluable but was never a formal archival finding aid; typos, duplicate names, and uncertain matches were part of the working process. Later additions under Research notes may come from OCR, family contributions, or other cited research and should be judged by their own source.

	~~=== WAC roster (Dan Gross and Beverley Driver Eddy) ===~~
	[[Ritchie WACs\|WAC profiles]] and the [[Ritchie WACs]] roster also draw on a separate working spreadsheet of Women's Army Corps members associated with Camp Ritchie. '''Dan Gross''' compiled the base list; '''Beverley Driver Eddy''' expanded it (2021 additions). It is '''not''' a complete list of the roughly 2,000 WACs who trained at Ritchie, and it is '''not''' the same file as the Camp Ritchie Museum Classes 1–31 roster.

	Fields on that spreadsheet (nativity, religion, personnel-card type, ASN, vitals, rank, assignment, notes, and service / Military Intelligence Training Center / release dates) were used to create or enrich public profiles where a clear name or ASN match existed. Card codes are explained on profiles as research notes: '''A''' = 3-by-5 personnel card, '''C''' = regular card, '''N''' = no card. Incomplete cells stay blank rather than guessed. Alternate or married names that share one ASN may redirect to a single canonical page.

	The spreadsheet itself is private research and is '''not uploaded''' to this wiki. When its information appears on a page, the '''Sources''' section credits both researchers descriptively (for example: Dan Gross and Beverley Driver Eddy, ''WACs at Camp Ritchie'' roster research spreadsheet). Treat those notes and incomplete rows the same way as other Research notes: leads to check, not verified biography.

	=== Camp Ritchie Museum class data ===		=== Camp Ritchie Museum class data ===
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	That roster is separate from Dan Gross's research files and is not data created by this wiki's maintainers or by Dan Gross. On the original theritchieboys.com site, this was a '''standalone searchable class roster database'''; on this wiki those fields appear inside soldier infoboxes and class pages alongside biography, research notes, and other material. See the [[#Class roster disclaimer\|Class roster disclaimer]] above.		That roster is separate from Dan Gross's research files and is not data created by this wiki's maintainers or by Dan Gross. On the original theritchieboys.com site, this was a '''standalone searchable class roster database'''; on this wiki those fields appear inside soldier infoboxes and class pages alongside biography, research notes, and other material. See the [[#Class roster disclaimer\|Class roster disclaimer]] above.

	~~=== Dan Gross timeline documents ===~~
	Dan Gross also created more than 1,100 Word-document timelines about individual Ritchie Boys. These documents may combine National Archives and NARA records, Camp Ritchie personnel cards, newspapers, family research, personal notes, and working hypotheses. They are valuable research leads, but they are not treated as automatically verified biographies.

	For a clear identity match, the site treats coherent, non-private statements in Dan's research as trusted secondary research unless they create a major identity, chronology, or ASN conflict. Inferences, speculation, ambiguous matches, and material conflicts remain unpublished or in the private review queue. Private information—such as email addresses, phone numbers, street addresses, personal correspondence, or living-person contact details—is not published.

	The original timeline documents remain private and are '''not uploaded to this wiki'''. When approved information is incorporated into a soldier page, the Sources section may cite the document descriptively, for example: <cite>Dan Gross, “Timeline of [soldier name] for Camp Ritchie” (private research document)</cite>. The citation identifies the research source without exposing the original file or its private contents.

	Timeline enrichment is additive: existing biographical prose and profile data are retained, while clear new events are added to the appropriate opening summary, biography, infobox, awards or service fields, and the detailed Timeline section. A biography should not be replaced wholesale merely to incorporate timeline research.

	=== National Archives and census records ===		=== National Archives and census records ===
	Soldier infobox fields also draw on WWII Army enlistment records, the 1940 census, and related public government data merged into the project file. NARA data itself can contain transcription errors, missing men, or fields that do not align cleanly with later research. Each page's collapsed technical section shows some of the codes used in the merge; it is not a full NARA record dump.		Soldier infobox fields also draw on WWII Army enlistment records, the 1940 census, and related public government data merged into the project file at the initial roster import. NARA data itself can contain transcription errors, missing men, or fields that do not align cleanly with later research. Each page's collapsed technical section shows some of the codes used in the merge; it is not a full NARA record dump.

	=== Facebook posts and community pages ===		=== Facebook posts and community pages ===
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	=== Family members and other contributors ===		=== Family members and other contributors ===
	Relatives, historians, and readers send corrections, photographs, obituaries, and memories by email, contact forms, and wiki edits. We welcome ~~this~~ and rely on it, but '''information from families is not automatically verified'''. Memories conflict, documents are misread, and names are confused between relatives. Treat contributor prose as a lead until a primary source confirms it.		Relatives, historians, and readers send corrections, photographs, obituaries, and memories by email, contact forms, and wiki edits. This channel has been open since the wiki launched and continues alongside every other layer. We welcome it and rely on it, but '''information from families is not automatically verified'''. Memories conflict, documents are misread, and names are confused between relatives. Treat contributor prose as a lead until a primary source confirms it.

	=== Automated and AI-assisted work ===		=== Automated and AI-assisted work ===
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	=== Document OCR (contributor uploads) ===		=== Document OCR (contributor uploads) ===
	Logged-in users may upload document scans from a soldier page or [[Contribute documents]]. Optical character recognition proposes facts (dates, ASN, class, and similar). '''Proposed facts are never written to a profile automatically'''—a human must review and click Apply (the <code>ocr-reviewer</code> group or an administrator). OCR misreads names and numbers; treat suggestions as leads until confirmed against the image.		Logged-in users may upload document scans from a soldier page or [[Contribute documents]]. Optical character recognition proposes facts (dates, ASN, class, and similar). '''Proposed facts are never written to a profile automatically'''—a human must review and click Apply (the <code>ocr-reviewer</code> group or an administrator). OCR misreads names and numbers; treat suggestions as leads until confirmed against the image.

			=== Dan Gross timeline documents ===
			Dan Gross also created more than 1,100 Word-document timelines about individual Ritchie Boys. These documents may combine National Archives and NARA records, Camp Ritchie personnel cards, newspapers, family research, personal notes, and working hypotheses. They are valuable research leads, but they are not treated as automatically verified biographies.

			For a clear identity match, the site treats coherent, non-private statements in Dan's research as trusted secondary research unless they create a major identity, chronology, or ASN conflict. Inferences, speculation, ambiguous matches, and material conflicts remain unpublished or in the private review queue. Private information—such as email addresses, phone numbers, street addresses, personal correspondence, or living-person contact details—is not published.

			The original timeline documents remain private and are '''not uploaded to this wiki'''. When approved information is incorporated into a soldier page, the Sources section may cite the document descriptively, for example: <cite>Dan Gross, “Timeline of [soldier name] for Camp Ritchie” (private research document)</cite>. The citation identifies the research source without exposing the original file or its private contents.

			Timeline enrichment is additive: existing biographical prose and profile data are retained, while clear new events are added to the appropriate opening summary, biography, infobox, awards or service fields, and the detailed Timeline section. A biography should not be replaced wholesale merely to incorporate timeline research.

			=== WAC roster (Dan Gross and Beverley Driver Eddy) ===
			[[Ritchie WACs\|WAC profiles]] and the [[Ritchie WACs]] roster also draw on a separate working spreadsheet of Women's Army Corps members associated with Camp Ritchie. '''Dan Gross''' compiled the base list; '''Beverley Driver Eddy''' expanded it (2021 additions). It is '''not''' a complete list of the roughly 2,000 WACs who trained at Ritchie, and it is '''not''' the same file as the Camp Ritchie Museum Classes 1–31 roster.

			Fields on that spreadsheet (nativity, religion, personnel-card type, ASN, vitals, rank, assignment, notes, and service / Military Intelligence Training Center / release dates) were used to create or enrich public profiles where a clear name or ASN match existed. Card codes are explained on profiles as research notes: '''A''' = 3-by-5 personnel card, '''C''' = regular card, '''N''' = no card. Incomplete cells stay blank rather than guessed. Alternate or married names that share one ASN may redirect to a single canonical page.

			The spreadsheet itself is private research and is '''not uploaded''' to this wiki. When its information appears on a page, the '''Sources''' section credits both researchers descriptively (for example: Dan Gross and Beverley Driver Eddy, ''WACs at Camp Ritchie'' roster research spreadsheet). Treat those notes and incomplete rows the same way as other Research notes: leads to check, not verified biography.

	== Accuracy and open editing ==		== Accuracy and open editing ==
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	* The raw NARA enlistment dump string		* The raw NARA enlistment dump string
	* Dan Gross's original Excel timeline/roster file was not uploaded. Its data was used as a general starting point and combined with other research and records.		* Dan Gross's original Excel timeline/roster file was not uploaded. Its data was used as a general starting point and combined with other research and records.
			* The private Word-document timelines were not uploaded. Selected clear findings from them may be incorporated into public profiles with descriptive citations, but the original documents remain private.
	* The Gross–Eddy WAC roster spreadsheet was not uploaded. Selected fields were published on WAC profiles with credit to both researchers; the original file remains private.		* The Gross–Eddy WAC roster spreadsheet was not uploaded. Selected fields were published on WAC profiles with credit to both researchers; the original file remains private.
	* The private Word-document timelines were not uploaded. Selected clear findings from them may be incorporated into public profiles with descriptive citations, but the original documents remain private.
	* Internal merge logs and ambiguous-review queues (those stay with the research project)		* Internal merge logs and ambiguous-review queues (those stay with the research project)

Admin: Document Gross–Eddy WAC roster as a research layer

2026-09-11T05:22:57Z

Document Gross–Eddy WAC roster as a research layer

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	<div class="page-lead">		<div class="page-lead">
	This wiki was seeded from two distinct bodies of material: research files compiled over many years by [[Dan Gross Memorial\|Daniel (Dan) Gross]] and other researchers, and the Classes 1–31 roster data digitized and made available by '''Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc.''' (also known as '''The Ritchie History Museum''') from National Archives records. Soldier ~~pages are~~ a public starting point, not a finished biography of every ~~man~~.		This wiki was seeded from two distinct bodies of material: research files compiled over many years by [[Dan Gross Memorial\|Daniel (Dan) Gross]] and other researchers, and the Classes 1–31 roster data digitized and made available by '''Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc.''' (also known as '''The Ritchie History Museum''') from National Archives records. Soldier pages—including Women's Army Corps (WAC) profiles—are a public starting point, not a finished biography of every trainee.
	</div>		</div>

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	Dan's original Excel timeline/roster file was the general starting point for this project, but it '''was not and is not uploaded to this site'''. Its information was combined with other research and records; it was never treated as the sole authority. That work is invaluable but was never a formal archival finding aid; typos, duplicate names, and uncertain matches were part of the working process. Later additions under Research notes may come from OCR, family contributions, or other cited research and should be judged by their own source.		Dan's original Excel timeline/roster file was the general starting point for this project, but it '''was not and is not uploaded to this site'''. Its information was combined with other research and records; it was never treated as the sole authority. That work is invaluable but was never a formal archival finding aid; typos, duplicate names, and uncertain matches were part of the working process. Later additions under Research notes may come from OCR, family contributions, or other cited research and should be judged by their own source.

			=== WAC roster (Dan Gross and Beverley Driver Eddy) ===
			[[Ritchie WACs\|WAC profiles]] and the [[Ritchie WACs]] roster also draw on a separate working spreadsheet of Women's Army Corps members associated with Camp Ritchie. '''Dan Gross''' compiled the base list; '''Beverley Driver Eddy''' expanded it (2021 additions). It is '''not''' a complete list of the roughly 2,000 WACs who trained at Ritchie, and it is '''not''' the same file as the Camp Ritchie Museum Classes 1–31 roster.

			Fields on that spreadsheet (nativity, religion, personnel-card type, ASN, vitals, rank, assignment, notes, and service / Military Intelligence Training Center / release dates) were used to create or enrich public profiles where a clear name or ASN match existed. Card codes are explained on profiles as research notes: '''A''' = 3-by-5 personnel card, '''C''' = regular card, '''N''' = no card. Incomplete cells stay blank rather than guessed. Alternate or married names that share one ASN may redirect to a single canonical page.

			The spreadsheet itself is private research and is '''not uploaded''' to this wiki. When its information appears on a page, the '''Sources''' section credits both researchers descriptively (for example: Dan Gross and Beverley Driver Eddy, ''WACs at Camp Ritchie'' roster research spreadsheet). Treat those notes and incomplete rows the same way as other Research notes: leads to check, not verified biography.

	=== Camp Ritchie Museum class data ===		=== Camp Ritchie Museum class data ===
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	* An infobox built from names, Army serial number (ASN), class/section/rank, vitals, nativity, religion, enlistment, IPW teams, and related public fields		* An infobox built from names, Army serial number (ASN), class/section/rank, vitals, nativity, religion, enlistment, IPW teams, and related public fields
	* Research notes imported from Dan Gross research spreadsheet/source rows when they existed; later additions identify their own source where possible		* Research notes imported from Dan Gross research spreadsheet/source rows when they existed; later additions identify their own source where possible
			* For WAC pages from the Gross–Eddy spreadsheet: certificate marked WAC, available ranks and dates, Research notes (including card type), and a Sources credit to both researchers
	* A collapsed technical section with NARA and census codes used in the merge (not the raw NARA dump string)		* A collapsed technical section with NARA and census codes used in the merge (not the raw NARA dump string)

	Pages are titled <code>Surname, First (ASN)</code> so ~~men~~ with the same name stay distinct.		Pages are titled <code>Surname, First (ASN)</code> so people with the same name stay distinct. WACs without an ASN in the spreadsheet use <code>(WAC)</code> in the title until a serial number is confirmed.

	== Match confidence ==		== Match confidence ==
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	* The raw NARA enlistment dump string		* The raw NARA enlistment dump string
	* Dan Gross's original Excel timeline/roster file was not uploaded. Its data was used as a general starting point and combined with other research and records.		* Dan Gross's original Excel timeline/roster file was not uploaded. Its data was used as a general starting point and combined with other research and records.
			* The Gross–Eddy WAC roster spreadsheet was not uploaded. Selected fields were published on WAC profiles with credit to both researchers; the original file remains private.
	* The private Word-document timelines were not uploaded. Selected clear findings from them may be incorporated into public profiles with descriptive citations, but the original documents remain private.		* The private Word-document timelines were not uploaded. Selected clear findings from them may be incorporated into public profiles with descriptive citations, but the original documents remain private.
	* Internal merge logs and ambiguous-review queues (those stay with the research project)		* Internal merge logs and ambiguous-review queues (those stay with the research project)
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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[For families]] — short start-here path (find name, roster fields, photo or obituary)		* [[For families]] — short start-here path (find name, roster fields, photo or obituary)
			* [[Ritchie WACs]] — working roster of Women's Army Corps profiles
	* [[About]]		* [[About]]
	* [[Contents]]		* [[Contents]]

Admin: Link For families in See also

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Link For families in See also

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	== See also ==		== See also ==
			* [[For families]] — short start-here path (find name, roster fields, photo or obituary)
	* [[About]]		* [[About]]
	* [[Contents]]		* [[Contents]]

Admin: Classes 1-31 roster is NARA public-domain data digitized by the museum

2026-09-02T16:08:34Z

Classes 1-31 roster is NARA public-domain data digitized by the museum

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	This wiki was seeded from two distinct bodies of material: research files compiled over many years by [[Dan Gross Memorial\|Daniel (Dan) Gross]] and other researchers, and the Classes 1–31 roster data ~~supplied~~ by '''Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc.''' (also known as '''The Ritchie History Museum'''). Soldier pages are a public starting point, not a finished biography of every man.		This wiki was seeded from two distinct bodies of material: research files compiled over many years by [[Dan Gross Memorial\|Daniel (Dan) Gross]] and other researchers, and the Classes 1–31 roster data digitized and made available by '''Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc.''' (also known as '''The Ritchie History Museum''') from National Archives records. Soldier pages are a public starting point, not a finished biography of every man.
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	=== Dan Gross research files ===		=== Dan Gross research files ===
	Dan Gross maintained spreadsheets and related working files for the original theritchieboys.com project: demographics, IPW team assignments, research notes, timeline material, and cross-references he and collaborators gathered over decades. The initial '''Research notes''' on soldier profiles came from the Dan Gross research spreadsheet/source rows used in the merged profile import, including material from his original Excel timeline/roster work. They are distinct from the Camp Ritchie Museum~~'s Classes 1–31 class data~~.		Dan Gross maintained spreadsheets and related working files for the original theritchieboys.com project: demographics, IPW team assignments, research notes, timeline material, and cross-references he and collaborators gathered over decades. The initial '''Research notes''' on soldier profiles came from the Dan Gross research spreadsheet/source rows used in the merged profile import, including material from his original Excel timeline/roster work. They are distinct from the Classes 1–31 roster data digitized by Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. / The Ritchie History Museum.

	Dan's original Excel timeline/roster file was the general starting point for this project, but it '''was not and is not uploaded to this site'''. Its information was combined with other research and records; it was never treated as the sole authority. That work is invaluable but was never a formal archival finding aid; typos, duplicate names, and uncertain matches were part of the working process. Later additions under Research notes may come from OCR, family contributions, or other cited research and should be judged by their own source.		Dan's original Excel timeline/roster file was the general starting point for this project, but it '''was not and is not uploaded to this site'''. Its information was combined with other research and records; it was never treated as the sole authority. That work is invaluable but was never a formal archival finding aid; typos, duplicate names, and uncertain matches were part of the working process. Later additions under Research notes may come from OCR, family contributions, or other cited research and should be judged by their own source.

	=== Camp Ritchie Museum class data ===		=== Camp Ritchie Museum class data ===
	The class, section, and related roster data for Classes 1–31 ~~was supplied~~ by '''Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc.''' (also known as '''The Ritchie History Museum'''). It is separate from Dan Gross's research files and is not data created by this wiki's maintainers or by Dan Gross. On the original theritchieboys.com site, this was a '''standalone searchable class roster database'''; on this wiki those fields appear inside soldier infoboxes and class pages alongside biography, research notes, and other material. ~~The museum's copyright and reproduction restriction apply '''only to that Classes 1–31 roster data''', not to the rest of the site, as stated in~~ the [[#Class roster disclaimer\|Class roster disclaimer]] above.		The class, section, and related roster data for Classes 1–31 come from U.S. government training-roster records held by the National Archives (NARA). '''Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc.''' (also known as '''The Ritchie History Museum''') digitized that material and made it available for use on this wiki. The underlying records are public-domain government information; the museum does '''not''' own the data. Cite the museum as the digitization source because their work made the Classes 1–31 roster usable here.

			That roster is separate from Dan Gross's research files and is not data created by this wiki's maintainers or by Dan Gross. On the original theritchieboys.com site, this was a '''standalone searchable class roster database'''; on this wiki those fields appear inside soldier infoboxes and class pages alongside biography, research notes, and other material. See the [[#Class roster disclaimer\|Class roster disclaimer]] above.

	=== Dan Gross timeline documents ===		=== Dan Gross timeline documents ===
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	== How to cite this wiki ==		== How to cite this wiki ==
	Cite the soldier page and the date you read it. For the underlying government records, cite NARA WWII Army enlistment files, the 1940 census, and the ~~class~~ roster ~~independently~~. Wiki text can change. ~~Reproduction of the '''Classes 1–31 roster data''' is limited as stated in the '''Class roster disclaimer''' section above; other~~ site content ~~is governed separately~~ as ~~explained there~~.		Cite the soldier page and the date you read it. For the underlying government records, cite NARA holdings (including WWII Army enlistment files and the Camp Ritchie training roster) and the 1940 census independently, and credit '''Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. / The Ritchie History Museum''' for digitizing and making the Classes 1–31 roster available. Wiki text can change. Other site content (biographies, photographs, essays) may have separate permissions as noted on [[About]] and individual pages.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

Admin: Clarify trusted timeline enrichment policy

2026-09-01T12:10:56Z

Clarify trusted timeline enrichment policy

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	=== Camp Ritchie Museum class data ===		=== Camp Ritchie Museum class data ===
	The class, section, and related roster data for Classes 1–31 was supplied by '''Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc.''' (also known as '''The Ritchie History Museum'''). It is separate from Dan Gross's research files and is not data created by this wiki's maintainers or by Dan Gross. On the original theritchieboys.com site, this was a '''standalone searchable class roster database'''; on this wiki those fields appear inside soldier infoboxes and class pages alongside biography, research notes, and other material. The museum's copyright and reproduction restriction apply '''only to that Classes 1–31 roster data''', not to the rest of the site, as stated in the [[~~Template:~~Class ~~data~~ disclaimer\|Class roster disclaimer]] above.		The class, section, and related roster data for Classes 1–31 was supplied by '''Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc.''' (also known as '''The Ritchie History Museum'''). It is separate from Dan Gross's research files and is not data created by this wiki's maintainers or by Dan Gross. On the original theritchieboys.com site, this was a '''standalone searchable class roster database'''; on this wiki those fields appear inside soldier infoboxes and class pages alongside biography, research notes, and other material. The museum's copyright and reproduction restriction apply '''only to that Classes 1–31 roster data''', not to the rest of the site, as stated in the [[#Class roster disclaimer\|Class roster disclaimer]] above.

	=== Dan Gross timeline documents ===		=== Dan Gross timeline documents ===

Admin: Clarify museum ownership scope; old site roster was separate database

2026-09-01T12:06:43Z

Clarify museum ownership scope; old site roster was separate database

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	=== Camp Ritchie Museum class data ===		=== Camp Ritchie Museum class data ===
	The class, section, and related roster data for Classes 1–31 was supplied by '''Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc.''' (also known as '''The Ritchie History Museum'''). It is separate from Dan Gross's research files and is not data created by this wiki's maintainers or by Dan Gross. The museum's copyright and reproduction restriction ~~are~~ stated in the [[Template:Class data disclaimer\|Class roster disclaimer]] above.		The class, section, and related roster data for Classes 1–31 was supplied by '''Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc.''' (also known as '''The Ritchie History Museum'''). It is separate from Dan Gross's research files and is not data created by this wiki's maintainers or by Dan Gross. On the original theritchieboys.com site, this was a '''standalone searchable class roster database'''; on this wiki those fields appear inside soldier infoboxes and class pages alongside biography, research notes, and other material. The museum's copyright and reproduction restriction apply '''only to that Classes 1–31 roster data''', not to the rest of the site, as stated in the [[Template:Class data disclaimer\|Class roster disclaimer]] above.

	=== Dan Gross timeline documents ===		=== Dan Gross timeline documents ===
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	== How to cite this wiki ==		== How to cite this wiki ==
	Cite the soldier page and the date you read it. For the underlying government records, cite NARA WWII Army enlistment files, the 1940 census, and the class roster independently. Wiki text can change. Reproduction of ~~Camp Ritchie Museum material~~ is limited as stated in the '''Class roster disclaimer''' section above.		Cite the soldier page and the date you read it. For the underlying government records, cite NARA WWII Army enlistment files, the 1940 census, and the class roster independently. Wiki text can change. Reproduction of the '''Classes 1–31 roster data''' is limited as stated in the '''Class roster disclaimer''' section above; other site content is governed separately as explained there.

	== See also ==		== See also ==