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* Fourth Marine Division.
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== Sources ==
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* 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 2020-08-17 (1 post)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2020-08-17 (1 post)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Armit E. Harrison for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Harrison, Armit E. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: ARMIT E. HARRISON.docx)

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Armit E. Harrison
Armit E. Harrison
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN376513
RankCpl (12); Cpl USMC (12)
Camp RitchieClass 12 (27 September – 25 November 1943)
Section6F
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Armit E. Harrison (ASN 376513) was a Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 12.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Harrison, a long-time resident of Hamilton Square, NJ, was preceded in death by his wife in 2014. Ritchie Boy Harrison was one of the 350 Marines who graduated from Camp Ritchie, where he specialized in Photo Interpretation.

He served as a Forward Scout/Observer with the 4th Marine Division. He was a Purple Heart recipient, having fought in the Marshall and Mariana Islands Campaigns of Roi-Namur and Saipan, before being wounded by Japanese small arms fire during the Tinian invasion.

Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • 7/24/1920-A

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Class_ASN 376513
Class_Name HARRISON, Armit E.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • Fourth Marine Division.

Sources[edit | edit source]

  • 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 2020-08-17 (1 post)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Armit E. Harrison for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Harrison, Armit E. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: ARMIT E. HARRISON.docx)