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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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He served as Acting Chief and GMDL.
 
After Camp Ritchie’s First Class he was among those assigned to Fort Hunt with the Military Intelligence Research Service, where German prisoners of war were interrogated.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* Actg Chf GMDS MIRS
* Actg Chf GMDS MIRS
* First Class chart number 30* (not pictured in the class photo).
* First Class chart number 30* (not pictured in the class photo).
* Mia Grosjean: assigned to Fort Hunt / Military Intelligence Research Service (German POW interrogation) after First Class


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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== Timeline ==
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* Born 3 December 1913 in at __?__.
* 20 August 1945 — Temporary duty (10 days) at MIS.
* Assigned from MIRS, Washington DC.
* Assignment I-11. Transferred to MIS, Wash DC (Fort Hunt?).
* Promoted to Captain.
* Promoted to Lt. Col.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* Dan Gross research archive (miscellaneous timeline-adjacent documents; not uploaded): ''Grosjean book or article.doc'' (Mia Grosjean, “Robert L. Grosjean and the Camp Ritchie Pioneers”)
* 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)
* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aJKR_PUBVTF_eQAD80IPna0FRkuJtpP-LRuTgbWOYlU First Class chart] (Camp Ritchie: The First Class chart)
* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aJKR_PUBVTF_eQAD80IPna0FRkuJtpP-LRuTgbWOYlU First Class chart] (Camp Ritchie: The First Class chart)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Hubert J Plumpe for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Plumpe, Hubert J for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: HUBERT J. PLUMPE.doc)

Latest revision as of 04:05, 12 September 2026

Hubert J Plumpe
Personal details
Born1913
Died2004
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Arm / serviceInfantry
ASN0340456
RankLieutenant Colonel
Rank at RitchieFirst Lieutenant
Camp RitchieClass 1 (27 July – 19 September 1942)
SpecialtyIPW German
Unit / divisionFort Hunt
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Hubert J Plumpe (1913–2004) was a United States Army Lieutenant Colonel who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 1.

Biography[edit | edit source]

He served as Acting Chief and GMDL.

After Camp Ritchie’s First Class he was among those assigned to Fort Hunt with the Military Intelligence Research Service, where German prisoners of war were interrogated.

Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • Actg Chf GMDS MIRS
  • First Class chart number 30* (not pictured in the class photo).
  • Mia Grosjean: assigned to Fort Hunt / Military Intelligence Research Service (German POW interrogation) after First Class

Gallery[edit | edit source]

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 91
Class_ASN 340456
Class_Name PLUMPE, Hubert J.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • Born 3 December 1913 in at __?__.
  • 20 August 1945 — Temporary duty (10 days) at MIS.
  • Assigned from MIRS, Washington DC.
  • Assignment I-11. Transferred to MIS, Wash DC (Fort Hunt?).
  • Promoted to Captain.
  • Promoted to Lt. Col.

Sources[edit | edit source]

  • Dan Gross research archive (miscellaneous timeline-adjacent documents; not uploaded): Grosjean book or article.doc (Mia Grosjean, “Robert L. Grosjean and the Camp Ritchie Pioneers”)
  • 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)
  • First Class chart (Camp Ritchie: The First Class chart)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Hubert J Plumpe for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Plumpe, Hubert J for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: HUBERT J. PLUMPE.doc)