Sinclair, Donald Arleigh (32450336) - Revision history

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	* 1916 — Born (United States).		* 1916 — Born (United States).
	* 1936 — B.A. in classics, Rutgers University; later studied at Columbia.		* 1936 — B.A. in classics, Rutgers University; later studied at Columbia.
	* ASTP; Camp Ritchie Class 18; Tec 5, IPW Team 90 / FECOMZ.
	* 20 August 1944 — Listed on MIS ETO Special Orders No. 224 with IPW Team 90.		* 20 August 1944 — Listed on MIS ETO Special Orders No. 224 with IPW Team 90.
			* 15 September 1944 — MIS SO F-4: IPW Team 90 on DS with 12th Army Group / T Force (as Tec 5).
	* 1946 — Joins Rutgers as first curator of special collections.		* 1946 — Joins Rutgers as first curator of special collections.
	* 1981 — Donald Arleigh Sinclair New Jersey Collection named in his honor.		* 1981 — Donald Arleigh Sinclair New Jersey Collection named in his honor.
	* 2004 — Died.		* 2004 — Died.
	* ~~15 September 1944 — MIS SO F-4:~~ IPW Team 90 ~~on DS with 12th Army Group~~ / ~~T Force (as Tec 5)~~.		* ASTP; Camp Ritchie Class 18; Tec 5, IPW Team 90 / FECOMZ.
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	'''Donald A. Sinclair''' (1916–2004) was a U.S. Army technician fifth grade in [[:Category:Class 18\|Class 18]] and [[Team IPW 90\|IPW Team 90]], later Rutgers’ first curator of special collections.		'''Donald Arleigh Sinclair''' (1916–2004) was a U.S. Army technician fifth grade in [[:Category:Class 18\|Class 18]] and [[Team IPW 90\|IPW Team 90]], later Rutgers’ first curator of special collections.
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Admin moved page Sinclair, Donald A. (32450336) to Sinclair, Donald Arleigh (32450336) without leaving a redirect: Expand documented middle name: Arleigh

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Admin: SO F-4 (15 Sep 1944): IPW 90 DS with 12th Army Group / T Force

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SO F-4 (15 Sep 1944): IPW 90 DS with 12th Army Group / T Force

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	Sinclair_Donald_A_32450336_portrait.png\|Donald A. Sinclair.		Sinclair_Donald_A_32450336_portrait.png\|Donald A. Sinclair.
	Sinclair_Donald_A_32450336_Daily_Journal_1969-07-22.jpg\|Daily Journal, 22 July 1969.		Sinclair_Donald_A_32450336_Daily_Journal_1969-07-22.jpg\|Daily Journal, 22 July 1969.
			MIS_SO_F4_15_Sep_1944_p2_Wallach_IPW69_and_teams_95_97_90_91_92.jpg\|MIS SO F-4, 15 Sep 1944 — IPW Team 90 (12th Army Group / T Force).
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	* 1981 — Donald Arleigh Sinclair New Jersey Collection named in his honor.		* 1981 — Donald Arleigh Sinclair New Jersey Collection named in his honor.
	* 2004 — Died.		* 2004 — Died.
			* 15 September 1944 — MIS SO F-4: IPW Team 90 on DS with 12th Army Group / T Force (as Tec 5).
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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
			* [[:File:MIS_SO_F4_15_Sep_1944_p2_Wallach_IPW69_and_teams_95_97_90_91_92.jpg\|MIS SO F-4, 15 Sep 1944]] — IPW Team 90 DS with 12th Army Group / T Force
	* [[:File:Sinclair_Donald_A_32450336_Daily_Journal_1969-07-22.jpg\|Daily Journal clipping, 22 July 1969]]		* [[:File:Sinclair_Donald_A_32450336_Daily_Journal_1969-07-22.jpg\|Daily Journal clipping, 22 July 1969]]
	* Stephen Goodell research notes (RB Archive / IPW 90 packet) — Rutgers special collections career		* Stephen Goodell research notes (RB Archive / IPW 90 packet) — Rutgers special collections career

Admin: RB Archive: Sinclair bio, portrait, SO 224 IPW 90

2026-09-19T04:31:39Z

RB Archive: Sinclair bio, portrait, SO 224 IPW 90

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			\|rank_final=Technician Fifth Grade
			\|alias=Donald Arleigh Sinclair
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	'''Donald A. Sinclair''' (~~1916–2004~~) was a ~~United States~~ Army ~~Private First Class who trained at~~ [[~~Camp Ritchie~~]]~~, Maryland, in~~ [[~~Class 18~~]]~~. Donald enlisted at Newark~~, ~~New Jersey~~.		'''Donald A. Sinclair''' (1916–2004) was a U.S. Army technician fifth grade in [[:Category:Class 18\|Class 18]] and [[Team IPW 90\|IPW Team 90]], later Rutgers’ first curator of special collections.
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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	~~''Add~~ a ~~biography~~, ~~family details~~, and ~~sources~~. ~~Click Edit to change this page; no account is required~~.''		Donald A. Sinclair (Donald Arleigh Sinclair) was born in 1916. He earned a B.A. In classics from Rutgers University (1936) and studied librarianship and history at Columbia University. After ASTP he trained at [[Camp Ritchie]] with [[:Category:Class 18\|Class 18]] and served as a technician fifth grade with [[Team IPW 90\|IPW Team 90]]. On 20 August 1944, MIS ETO Special Orders No. 224 listed him with the team when PW interrogation teams were attached to G-2, Forward Echelon Communications Zone.

			In 1946 Sinclair joined Rutgers as the university’s first curator of special collections, building holdings that by 1981 included over 70,000 monographs, pamphlets, periodicals, and serials. That year Rutgers created the Donald Arleigh Sinclair New Jersey Collection in his honor. He died in 2004.

	== Research notes ==		== Research notes ==
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			Sinclair_Donald_A_32450336_portrait.png\|Donald A. Sinclair.
			Sinclair_Donald_A_32450336_Daily_Journal_1969-07-22.jpg\|Daily Journal, 22 July 1969.
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			* 1916 — Born (United States).
			* 1936 — B.A. in classics, Rutgers University; later studied at Columbia.
			* ASTP; Camp Ritchie Class 18; Tec 5, IPW Team 90 / FECOMZ.
			* 20 August 1944 — Listed on MIS ETO Special Orders No. 224 with IPW Team 90.
			* 1946 — Joins Rutgers as first curator of special collections.
			* 1981 — Donald Arleigh Sinclair New Jersey Collection named in his honor.
			* 2004 — Died.
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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
			* [[:File:Sinclair_Donald_A_32450336_Daily_Journal_1969-07-22.jpg\|Daily Journal clipping, 22 July 1969]]
			* Stephen Goodell research notes (RB Archive / IPW 90 packet) — Rutgers special collections career
			* [[:File:SO_224_MIS_ETO_20_August_1944_IPW_teams_88-97.jpg\|MIS ETO Special Orders No. 224 (extract), 20 August 1944]] (IPW Teams 88–97; Field Interrogation Detachment → G-2 Fwd Ech Com Z)
	* 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: 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

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	\|death_year=2004		\|death_year=2004
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	\|religion=P		\|religion=Protestant
	\|enlistment_place=NEWARK NEW JERSEY		\|enlistment_place=NEWARK NEW JERSEY
	\|state=NEW JERSEY		\|state=NEW JERSEY

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	== Research notes ==		== Research notes ==
	* ASTP		* ASTP
	* Civil Life

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			'''Donald A. Sinclair''' (1916–2004) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 18]]. Donald enlisted at Newark, New Jersey.
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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==

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	* 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)