| Phillip A. Toomey | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 April 1907 Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Died | 10 July 1991 |
| Nativity | United States |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 31141300 |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant |
| Enlisted | Hartford, Connecticut |
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Phillip A. Toomey (born 1907) was a Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie.
Biography
Phillip A. Toomey (often spelled Philip in contemporary Army documents) was born on 30 April 1907 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He enlisted on 23 June 1942 and, before his commission as a second lieutenant in March 1943, completed Military Intelligence Training Center instruction at Camp Ritchie.
Toomey took part in the French Morocco landings with a French interrogation team attached to the Western Task Force and later served as interpreter and translator in the G-2 section of the 2d Armored Division. From September 1943 he worked with headquarters elements in the Mediterranean and European theaters, including Joint Rearmament Committee / AFHQ and Southern Line of Communications G-2, where his fluency in French, Spanish, and German (and working knowledge of Italian, Romanian, and Russian) supported intelligence liaison.
Toomey died on 10 July 1991.
Research notes
- CORRECTED identity: Toomey, Phillip A. (31141300). The ASN-less Class 2 stub “Toomey, Philip A” is a different/unrelated page and is not used. No class_number is set on this demographics page. Folder spelling Philip; roster title Phillip. No award is inferred.
Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Nara ASN | 31141300 |
| Nara Name | TOOMEY PHILIP A |
| Nara State | 11 |
| Nara County | 15 |
| Nara POE | 1143 |
| Nara DOE | 230642 |
| Nara Grade Alpha | PVT |
| Nara Grade Code | 8 |
| Nara Branch Alpha | BI |
| Nara Branch Code | 0 |
| Branch | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| Nara Term or Enlistment | 5 |
| Term of enlistment | Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law |
| Defer. Date | 0 |
| Nara Source | 0 |
| Nara Nativity | 13 |
| Nativity.1 | MASSACHUSETTS |
| Nara Year of Birth | 7 |
| Nara Race | 1 |
| Nara Race Description | White citizen |
| Nara Education | 8 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 31 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 71 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 163 |
| row_source | demographics |
| Census_HISTID | BEA0CCFC-DAA8-4FFC-B6A5-EB37204B7614 |
| Census_State | CONNECTICUT |
| Census_Relate | Other non-relatives |
| Census_Sex | Male |
| Census_Age | 33 |
| Census_BirthYear | 1907 |
| Census_Marital | Never married/single |
| Census_Race | White |
| Census_BPL | MASSACHUSETTS |
| Census_MBPL | 0 |
| Census_FBPL | 0 |
| Census_Educ | 4 years of college |
| Census_OCC | 18 |
Timeline
- 30 April 1907 — Born in Springfield, Massachusetts.
- 23 June 1942 — Enlisted in the Army.
- 1942–1943 — Completed Camp Ritchie Military Intelligence Training Center instruction before commissioning.
- November 1942 — Participated in French Morocco landing operations with a French interrogation team, Western Task Force.
- March 1943 — Commissioned second lieutenant.
- 1943 — Served as interpreter/translator, G-2, 2d Armored Division; later NATOUSA / AFHQ and SOLOC G-2 assignments.
- 10 July 1991 — Died.
Sources
- Fold3 image linked from RB Archive Philip A. Toomey source.txt
- RB Archive / Fold3 SOLOC G-2 history extract naming Philip A. Toomey (Camp Ritchie; Morocco; 2d Armored Division; languages)
- 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)
- 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
- Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2023-02-01 (1 post)