Staton, Albert Hammond Jr. (0474449) - Revision history

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	* June 1942 — Entered U.S. Army service.		* June 1942 — Entered U.S. Army service.
	* 2 April 1943 — Married Mary Jane Wilson.		* 2 April 1943 — Married Mary Jane Wilson.
	* Camp Ritchie Classes 22 and 24 (military intelligence).
	* 1944–1945 — 77th Infantry Division: Leyte, Kerama Retto, Ie Shima, Okinawa; Bronze Star and promotion to captain on Okinawa.		* 1944–1945 — 77th Infantry Division: Leyte, Kerama Retto, Ie Shima, Okinawa; Bronze Star and promotion to captain on Okinawa.
	* March 1946 — Left active service.		* March 1946 — Left active service.
			* 29 July 2015 — Died in Coral Gables, Florida.
			* Camp Ritchie Classes 22 and 24 (military intelligence).
	* Postwar — Coca-Cola / Panamco bottling career in Latin America.		* Postwar — Coca-Cola / Panamco bottling career in Latin America.
	* 29 July 2015 — Died in Coral Gables, Florida.
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	'''[[Staton, Albert H. Jr. (0474449)\|Albert H. Staton Jr.]]''' (1 April 1921 – 29 July 2015) was a Ritchie Boy and Chemical Warfare Service officer who later served as an intelligence officer with the 77th Infantry Division in the Pacific and received the Bronze Star on Okinawa.		'''[[Staton, Albert Hammond Jr. (0474449)\|Albert Hammond Staton Jr.]]''' (1 April 1921 – 29 July 2015) was a Ritchie Boy and Chemical Warfare Service officer who later served as an intelligence officer with the 77th Infantry Division in the Pacific and received the Bronze Star on Okinawa.
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	\|death_place=Coral Gables		\|death_place=Coral Gables, Florida
			\|rank_final=Captain
			\|division=77th Infantry Division
			\|awards=Bronze Star Medal
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	'''Albert H. Jr. Staton''' (1 April 1921 – 29 July 2015) was a Ritchie Boy ~~(from United States; Protestant)~~ who ~~trained at Camp Ritchie~~ in ~~class 22~~.		'''[[Staton, Albert H. Jr. (0474449)\|Albert H. Staton Jr.]]''' (1 April 1921 – 29 July 2015) was a Ritchie Boy and Chemical Warfare Service officer who later served as an intelligence officer with the 77th Infantry Division in the Pacific and received the Bronze Star on Okinawa.
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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	Albert Hammond Staton Jr. (1 April 1921 ~~– 29 July 2015) was born~~ in Atlanta, Georgia. He passed the Georgia Tech admission exam at age 15 ~~(and was asked to wait a year)~~, earned a B.S. In chemical engineering there in 1941, and served in the U.S. Army from June 1942 to March ~~1946—first~~ in chemical munitions at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, then ~~with~~ military intelligence training at Camp Ritchie (~~classes~~ 22 and 24)~~, and later as an intelligence officer with~~ the 77th Infantry Division in the ~~Philippines and~~ on Kerama Retto, Ie Shima, and Okinawa. ~~He was promoted to captain on~~ Okinawa ~~and~~ received the Bronze Star. After the war he ~~worked for~~ Panamerican ~~Investment Company (~~Panamco) in Colombia, Mexico, and Brazil~~, helping build one of the largest Coca-Cola bottling operations outside the United States~~. He died ~~at his home~~ in Coral Gables, Florida, at age 94.		Albert Hammond Staton Jr. was born on 1 April 1921 in Atlanta, Georgia. He passed the Georgia Tech admission exam at age 15, earned a B.S. in chemical engineering there in 1941, and married Mary Jane Wilson on 2 April 1943.

			Staton served in the U.S. Army from June 1942 to March 1946. He first worked in chemical munitions manufacture at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, then received military intelligence training at Camp Ritchie (Classes 22 and 24). He joined the 77th Infantry Division on Leyte and served through the campaigns on Kerama Retto, Ie Shima, and Okinawa. On Okinawa he received the Bronze Star and promotion to captain.

			After the war he spent his career with the family’s Latin American Coca-Cola bottling enterprises (later Panamerican Beverages / Panamco), traveling among plants in Colombia, Mexico, and Brazil. He died on 29 July 2015 in Coral Gables, Florida, at age 94.

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			* 1 April 1921 — Born in Atlanta, Georgia.
			* 1941 — B.S. in chemical engineering, Georgia Tech.
			* June 1942 — Entered U.S. Army service.
			* 2 April 1943 — Married Mary Jane Wilson.
			* Camp Ritchie Classes 22 and 24 (military intelligence).
			* 1944–1945 — 77th Infantry Division: Leyte, Kerama Retto, Ie Shima, Okinawa; Bronze Star and promotion to captain on Okinawa.
			* March 1946 — Left active service.
			* Postwar — Coca-Cola / Panamco bottling career in Latin America.
			* 29 July 2015 — Died in Coral Gables, Florida.
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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
			* Ancestry private member tree note for Albert Hammond Staton Jr. (tree not publicly viewable; used only for identity confirmation of Atlanta 1921 birth)
			* [https://strathmore-ltd.com/vip-members/albert-h-staton-jr/9a0lvvj/ Strathmore Who’s Who — Albert H. Staton Jr.]
	* 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

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	\|death_date=29 July 2015		\|death_date=29 July 2015
	\|birth_place=Atlanta, GA		\|birth_place=Atlanta, Georgia
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	\|arm_or_service=Chemical Warfare Service		\|arm_or_service=Chemical Warfare Service

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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	Albert Hammond Staton Jr. (1 April 1921 – 29 July 2015) was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He passed the Georgia Tech admission exam at age 15 (and was asked to wait a year), earned a B.S. in chemical engineering there in 1941, and served in the U.S. Army from June 1942 to March 1946—first in chemical munitions at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, then with military intelligence training at Camp Ritchie (classes 22 and 24), and later as an intelligence officer with the 77th Infantry Division in the Philippines and on Kerama Retto, Ie Shima, and Okinawa. He was promoted to captain on Okinawa and received the Bronze Star. After the war he worked for Panamerican Investment Company (Panamco) in Colombia, Mexico, and Brazil, helping build one of the largest Coca-Cola bottling operations outside the United States. He died at his home in Coral Gables, Florida, at age 94.		Albert Hammond Staton Jr. (1 April 1921 – 29 July 2015) was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He passed the Georgia Tech admission exam at age 15 (and was asked to wait a year), earned a B.S. In chemical engineering there in 1941, and served in the U.S. Army from June 1942 to March 1946—first in chemical munitions at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, then with military intelligence training at Camp Ritchie (classes 22 and 24), and later as an intelligence officer with the 77th Infantry Division in the Philippines and on Kerama Retto, Ie Shima, and Okinawa. He was promoted to captain on Okinawa and received the Bronze Star. After the war he worked for Panamerican Investment Company (Panamco) in Colombia, Mexico, and Brazil, helping build one of the largest Coca-Cola bottling operations outside the United States. He died at his home in Coral Gables, Florida, at age 94.

	== Research notes ==		== Research notes ==

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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)
	* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-10-05 (4 posts)		* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-10-05 (4 posts)

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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	~~Ritchie Boys went on to many different career paths and did many wonderful and interesting things. Here's information about another Ritchie Boy,~~ Albert Hammond Staton Jr. ~~Born~~ April 1, 1921 in Atlanta, ~~GA, Albert was a successful international businessman who spent much of his working life in Latin America~~. ~~A brilliant student, he~~ passed the admission exam at ~~Georgia Tech at the~~ age of 15 ~~but~~ was ~~told~~ to wait a year ~~because of his youth. After earning a BS in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1941, Albert served in the US Army for four years (June 1942 - March 1946~~), first in chemical munitions in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, then received Military Intelligence training at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, and later as an intelligence officer with the 77th Infantry Division in the Leyte. He went through the campaigns on the islands of Kerama Retto, le Shima and Okinawa. He was promoted to the rank of captain on Okinawa, where he received the Bronze Star. In 1951, Albert moved with his family to Colombia to work for Panamerican Investment Company (Panamco) a ~~pioneering soft-drink company founded by his father~~. ~~During his many years with Panamco in Colombia, Mexico and Brazil, Albert was instrumental in building it into one of the largest and best-run Coca-Cola bottling companies outside the US~~. ~~One of his proudest achievements was the construction of an immense bottling plant~~ in ~~Jundiai, Brazil, that was at the time large enough to supply the entire city of Sao Paolo. Panamco became a public company~~ in ~~1998 and was acquired by Coca-Cola FEMSA five years later. Albert will be remembered for his optimism, his wit~~, ~~his multilingualism~~ and ~~his ability to think outside the box. He loved to tell tales of derring-do about his extraordinarily adventurous life. He was passionately interested~~ in ~~world affairs and up to the time of his death perused several newspapers every morning, including~~ the ~~NY Times and the Financial Times. RB Staton died July 29 2015 at his home in Coral Gables, FL, age 94~~.		Albert Hammond Staton Jr. (1 April 1921 – 29 July 2015) was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He passed the Georgia Tech admission exam at age 15 (and was asked to wait a year), earned a B.S. in chemical engineering there in 1941, and served in the U.S. Army from June 1942 to March 1946—first in chemical munitions at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, then with military intelligence training at Camp Ritchie (classes 22 and 24), and later as an intelligence officer with the 77th Infantry Division in the Philippines and on Kerama Retto, Ie Shima, and Okinawa. He was promoted to captain on Okinawa and received the Bronze Star. After the war he worked for Panamerican Investment Company (Panamco) in Colombia, Mexico, and Brazil, helping build one of the largest Coca-Cola bottling operations outside the United States. He died at his home in Coral Gables, Florida, at age 94.

	~~Ritchie Boys went on many different career paths and did many wonderful and interesting things~~. Here's information about another Ritchie Boy, Albert Hammond Staton Jr. Born April 1, 1921 in Atlanta, GA, Albert was a successful international businessman who spent much of his working life in Latin America. A brilliant student, he passed the admission exam at Georgia Tech at the age of 15 but was told to wait a year because of his youth. After earning a BS in Chemical Engineering from ~~Georgia Tech in 1941, Albert served in the US Army for four years (~~June 1942 - March ~~1946), first~~ in chemical munitions in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, then ~~received Military Intelligence~~ training at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, and later as an intelligence officer with the 77th Infantry Division in the Leyte. He went through the campaigns on the islands of Kerama Retto, le Shima and Okinawa. He was promoted to the rank of captain on Okinawa, where he received the Bronze Star. In 1951, Albert moved with his family to Colombia to work for Panamerican Investment Company (Panamco) a pioneering soft-drink company founded by his father. During his many years with Panamco in Colombia, Mexico and Brazil, Albert was instrumental in building it into one of the largest and best-run Coca-Cola bottling companies outside the US. One of his proudest achievements was the construction of an immense bottling plant in Jundiai, Brazil, that was at the time large enough to supply the entire city of Sao Paolo. Panamco became a public company in 1998 and was acquired by Coca-Cola FEMSA five years later. Albert will be remembered for his optimism, his wit, his multilingualism and his ability to think outside the box. He loved to tell tales of derring-do about his extraordinarily adventurous life. He was passionately interested in world affairs and ~~up to the time of his death perused several newspapers every morning, including the NY Times and the Financial Times. RB Staton died July 29 2015 at his home in Coral Gables, FL, age 94.~~

	Ritchie Boys went on and had many different career paths and did many wonderful and interesting things. Here's information about another Ritchie Boy, Albert Hammond Staton Jr. Born April 1, 1921 in Atlanta, GA, Albert was a successful international businessman who spent much of his working life in Latin America. A brilliant student, he passed the admission exam at Georgia Tech at the age of 15 but was told to wait a year because of his youth. After earning a BS in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1941, Albert served in the US Army for four years (June 1942 - March 1946)~~, first in chemical munitions in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, then received Military Intelligence training at Camp Ritchie, Maryland~~, and later as an intelligence officer with the 77th Infantry Division in the ~~Leyte. He went through the campaigns~~ on ~~the islands of~~ Kerama Retto, le Shima and Okinawa. He was promoted to ~~the rank of~~ captain on Okinawa~~, where he~~ received the Bronze Star. In 1951, Albert moved with his family to Colombia to work for Panamerican Investment Company (Panamco) a pioneering soft-drink company founded by his father. During his many years with Panamco in Colombia, Mexico and Brazil, Albert was instrumental in building it into one of the largest and best-run Coca-Cola bottling companies outside the US. One of his proudest achievements was the construction of an immense bottling plant in Jundiai, Brazil, that was at the time large enough to supply the entire city of Sao Paolo. Panamco became a public company in 1998 and was acquired by Coca-Cola FEMSA five years later. Albert will be remembered for his optimism, his wit, his multilingualism and his ability to think outside the box. He loved to tell tales of derring-do about his extraordinarily adventurous life. He was passionately interested in world affairs and up to the time of his death perused several newspapers every morning, including the NY Times and the Financial Times. RB Staton died July 29 2015 at his home in Coral Gables, FL, age 94.

	Ritchie Boys went on and had many different career paths and did wonderful and interesting things. Here's information about another Ritchie Boy, Albert Hammond Staton Jr. Born April 1, 1921 in Atlanta, GA, Albert was a successful international businessman who spent much of his working life in Latin America. A brilliant student, he passed the admission exam at Georgia Tech at the age of 15 but was told to wait a year because of his youth. After earning a BS in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1941, Albert served in the US Army for four years (June 1942 - March 1946), first in chemical munitions in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, then received Military Intelligence training at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, and later as an intelligence officer with the ~~77th Infantry Division in the Leyte. He went through the campaigns on the islands of Kerama Retto, le Shima and Okinawa. He was promoted to the rank of captain on Okinawa, where~~ he ~~received the Bronze Star. In 1951, Albert moved with his family to Colombia to work~~ for Panamerican Investment Company (Panamco) ~~a pioneering soft-drink company founded by his father. During his many years with Panamco~~ in Colombia, Mexico and Brazil, ~~Albert was instrumental in building it into~~ one of the largest ~~and best-run~~ Coca-Cola bottling ~~companies~~ outside the US. One of his proudest achievements was the construction of an immense bottling plant in Jundiai, Brazil, that was at the time large enough to supply the entire city of Sao Paolo. Panamco became a public company in 1998 and was acquired by Coca-Cola FEMSA five years later. Albert will be remembered for his optimism, his wit, his multilingualism and his ability to think outside the box. He loved to tell tales of derring-do about his extraordinarily adventurous life. He ~~was passionately interested in world affairs and up to the time of his death perused several newspapers every morning, including the NY Times and the Financial Times. RB Staton~~ died ~~July 29 2015~~ at his home in Coral Gables, FL, age 94.

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