Remove invalid assignment field
Clarify museum roster and Dan Gross research sources
 
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{{Soldier
{{Soldier
|lede_on_page=1
|asn=0264939
|asn=0264939
|surname=Purcell
|surname=Purcell
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|class_section=6D
|class_section=6D
|class_rank=Captain
|class_rank=Captain
|class_branch=CE
|birth_year=1908
|birth_year=1908
|death_year=1960
|death_year=1960
|nativity=US
|nativity=United States
|religion=P
|religion=Protestant
|overseas=Y
|overseas=Y
|certificate=8246
|certificate=8246
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|class_number=21
|class_number=21
|class_display=21
|class_display=21
|arm_or_service=Corps of Engineers
}}
}}
<div class="soldier-lead">
'''Pierre J. Purcell''' (1908&ndash;1960) was a United States Army Captain who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 21]].
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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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)