Remove invalid assignment field
Expand exact roster rank codes (class_rank: 1st Lt -> First Lieutenant)
 
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{{Soldier
{{Soldier
|lede_on_page=1
|asn=01637222
|asn=01637222
|surname=Benton
|surname=Benton
|first=Walter
|first=Walter
|class_section=7D
|class_section=7D
|class_rank=1st Lt
|class_rank=First Lieutenant
|class_branch=Sig C
|birth_year=1904
|birth_year=1904
|death_year=1976
|death_year=1976
|nativity=Au
|nativity=Austria
|religion=P
|religion=Protestant
|overseas=Y
|overseas=Y
|certificate=9191
|certificate=9191
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|class_number=24
|class_number=24
|class_display=24
|class_display=24
|arm_or_service=Signal Corps
}}
}}
<div class="soldier-lead">
'''Walter Benton''' (1904&ndash;1976) was a United States Army First Lieutenant who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 24]].
</div>


== 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)