Harter, Hugh Anthony (35621396) - Revision history

Admin: Expand documented full name in infobox and lead

2026-09-20T20:13:20Z

Expand documented full name in infobox and lead

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	'''[[Harter, Hugh A. (35621396)\|Hugh Anthony Harter]]''' (1922 – 13 August 2011) was a Columbus-born Ritchie Boy ([[:Category:Class 16\|Class 16]]) who interrogated for Third Army in France and later became a noted translator and romance-languages professor.		'''[[Harter, Hugh Anthony (35621396)\|Hugh Anthony Harter]]''' (1922 – 13 August 2011) was a Columbus-born Ritchie Boy ([[:Category:Class 16\|Class 16]]) who interrogated for Third Army in France and later became a noted translator and romance-languages professor.
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Admin: Admin moved page Harter, Hugh A. (35621396) to Harter, Hugh Anthony (35621396) without leaving a redirect: Expand documented middle name: Anthony

2026-09-20T20:13:19Z

Admin moved page Harter, Hugh A. (35621396) to Harter, Hugh Anthony (35621396) without leaving a redirect: Expand documented middle name: Anthony

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Admin: Link Camp Ritchie class and team mentions in lead/biography

2026-09-19T00:02:00Z

Link Camp Ritchie class and team mentions in lead/biography

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	'''[[Harter, Hugh A. (35621396)\|Hugh Anthony Harter]]''' (1922 – 13 August 2011) was a Columbus-born Ritchie Boy (Class 16) who interrogated for Third Army in France and later became a noted translator and romance-languages professor.		'''[[Harter, Hugh A. (35621396)\|Hugh Anthony Harter]]''' (1922 – 13 August 2011) was a Columbus-born Ritchie Boy ([[:Category:Class 16\|Class 16]]) who interrogated for Third Army in France and later became a noted translator and romance-languages professor.
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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	Hugh Anthony Harter was born in 1922 in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Anthony and Georgiana (Hayes) Harter, and graduated from East High School. He entered the Army in January 1943, studied in Hamilton College’s ASTP program, and trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 16). Overseas he served as a French-speaking interrogator with Patton’s Third Army, XII Corps, working alongside CIC teams in France in 1944; he later wrote extensively about those interrogations and retraced the campaign in ''Return to Patton’s France''.		Hugh Anthony Harter was born in 1922 in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Anthony and Georgiana (Hayes) Harter, and graduated from East High School. He entered the Army in January 1943, studied in Hamilton College’s ASTP program, and trained at Camp Ritchie ([[:Category:Class 16\|Class 16]]). Overseas he served as a French-speaking interrogator with Patton’s Third Army, XII Corps, working alongside CIC teams in France in 1944; he later wrote extensively about those interrogations and retraced the campaign in ''Return to Patton’s France''.

	After the war Harter earned a B.A. (1947) and Ph.D. (1959) from Ohio State University and an M.A. from Mexico City College (1951). He taught at Wesleyan, Elmira, Chatham, Loyola, and from 1966 to 1984 at Ohio Wesleyan University, chairing romance languages and holding the Robert Hayward professorship. An internationally known translator of French and Spanish literature—including works by Driss Chraïbi and Vicente Aleixandre—he also directed programs in Segovia, Spain. He died at home in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on 13 August 2011.		After the war Harter earned a B.A. (1947) and Ph.D. (1959) from Ohio State University and an M.A. from Mexico City College (1951). He taught at Wesleyan, Elmira, Chatham, Loyola, and from 1966 to 1984 at Ohio Wesleyan University, chairing romance languages and holding the Robert Hayward professorship. An internationally known translator of French and Spanish literature—including works by Driss Chraïbi and Vicente Aleixandre—he also directed programs in Segovia, Spain. He died at home in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on 13 August 2011.

Admin: Remove research notes now confirmed on the profile

2026-09-18T22:43:06Z

Remove research notes now confirmed on the profile

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	== Research notes ==		== Research notes ==
	* Return to Patton's France
	* Fr 443		* Fr 443

Admin: RB Archive curated media

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RB Archive curated media

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	\|alias=Hugh Anthony Harter		\|alias=Hugh Anthony Harter
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	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
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			Harter_Hugh_A_35621396_portrait.jpg\|Hugh A. Harter (RB Archive)
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	== Technical record ==		== Technical record ==
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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
			* [[:File:Harter_Hugh_A_35621396_portrait.jpg\|Hugh A. Harter (RB Archive)]]
	* RB Archive: Hugh bio.docx; Portsmouth Herald, 16 May 2004 (interrogation memoir)		* RB Archive: Hugh bio.docx; Portsmouth Herald, 16 May 2004 (interrogation memoir)
	* [https://library.osu.edu/collections/SPEC.RARE.CMS.0152/summary-information Ohio State University Libraries — Hugh A. Harter Papers]		* [https://library.osu.edu/collections/SPEC.RARE.CMS.0152/summary-information Ohio State University Libraries — Hugh A. Harter Papers]

Admin: RB Archive enrichment: Full bio from obituaries + wartime memoir; Class 16; DOD

2026-09-16T20:45:30Z

RB Archive enrichment: Full bio from obituaries + wartime memoir; Class 16; DOD

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			\|birth_place=Columbus, Ohio
			\|death_place=Portsmouth, New Hampshire
			\|alias=Hugh Anthony Harter
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	'''Hugh A. Harter''' (1922~~–~~2011) was a ~~United States Army Corporal who trained at [[Camp~~ Ritchie~~]], Maryland, in [[~~Class 16~~]]. Hugh enlisted at Columbus, Ohio~~.		'''[[Harter, Hugh A. (35621396)\|Hugh Anthony Harter]]''' (1922 – 13 August 2011) was a Columbus-born Ritchie Boy (Class 16) who interrogated for Third Army in France and later became a noted translator and romance-languages professor.
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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	''~~Add~~ a ~~biography~~, ~~family details~~, and ~~sources~~. ~~Click Edit to change this page; no account is required~~.''		Hugh Anthony Harter was born in 1922 in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Anthony and Georgiana (Hayes) Harter, and graduated from East High School. He entered the Army in January 1943, studied in Hamilton College’s ASTP program, and trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 16). Overseas he served as a French-speaking interrogator with Patton’s Third Army, XII Corps, working alongside CIC teams in France in 1944; he later wrote extensively about those interrogations and retraced the campaign in ''Return to Patton’s France''.

			After the war Harter earned a B.A. (1947) and Ph.D. (1959) from Ohio State University and an M.A. from Mexico City College (1951). He taught at Wesleyan, Elmira, Chatham, Loyola, and from 1966 to 1984 at Ohio Wesleyan University, chairing romance languages and holding the Robert Hayward professorship. An internationally known translator of French and Spanish literature—including works by Driss Chraïbi and Vicente Aleixandre—he also directed programs in Segovia, Spain. He died at home in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on 13 August 2011.

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			== Timeline ==
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			* 1922 — Born in Columbus, Ohio.
			* January 1943 — Entered Army; Hamilton College ASTP; Camp Ritchie Class 16.
			* 1944 — Interrogator, Third Army / XII Corps, France.
			* 1947 / 1951 / 1959 — B.A. Ohio State; M.A. Mexico City College; Ph.D. Ohio State.
			* 1966–1984 — Professor, Ohio Wesleyan University.
			* 13 August 2011 — Died in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
			* RB Archive: Hugh bio.docx; Portsmouth Herald, 16 May 2004 (interrogation memoir)
			* [https://library.osu.edu/collections/SPEC.RARE.CMS.0152/summary-information Ohio State University Libraries — Hugh A. Harter Papers]
			* [http://redandpurple.blogspot.com/2011/08/citation-recipient-hugh-harter-passes.html Sigma Phi Epsilon notice — Hugh A. Harter (1922–2011)]
			* [https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/portsmouth-herald/2011/08/16/hugh-harter/49934145007/ Portsmouth Herald — Hugh A. Harter obituary (16 August 2011)]
	* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data		* 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		* 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)		* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
	* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)		* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)

Admin: Expand exact roster rank codes (class_rank: Cpl -> Corporal)

2026-09-16T06:08:59Z

Expand exact roster rank codes (class_rank: Cpl -> Corporal)

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	\|class_rank=~~Cpl~~		\|class_rank=Corporal
	\|birth_year=1922		\|birth_year=1922
	\|death_year=2011		\|death_year=2011

Admin: Clarify museum roster and Dan Gross research sources

2026-08-31T03:36:18Z

Clarify museum roster and Dan Gross research sources

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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
	* Camp Ritchie ~~class roster~~ (~~classes~~ 1–31), ~~merged~~ research ~~file~~		* 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)		* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
	* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)		* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)

Admin: Normalize nativity/religion; split arm of service from branch

2026-08-26T17:40:02Z

Normalize nativity/religion; split arm of service from branch

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	\|enlistment_place=COLUMBUS OHIO		\|enlistment_place=COLUMBUS OHIO
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Admin: Remove redundant Civil Life research note

2026-08-23T04:56:07Z

Remove redundant Civil Life research note

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	* Civil Life

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==