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'''Arthur W. Curtis''' (1906–1992) was a United States Army Major who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 1]]. | |||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Arthur graduated from Northwestern University (BSc English, German). He worked as Correspondent, Statistician. | |||
In May 1942, Curtis graduated from Air Force Officers Training School. On 15 October 1943, He returned to Camp Ritchie. On 2 February 1945, Curtis served as Chief of Section V. | |||
== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
* Chief | * Chief | ||
* Section V | * Section V | ||
* Appears as number 17 on the [[Secret Heroes/First Class|First Class]] photo/chart. | |||
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== Timeline == | |||
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* 15 October 1943 — Returned to Camp Ritchie. | |||
* April 1943 — Promoted to Captain with G-2. | |||
* 22 March 1944 — Promoted to Major. | |||
* 2 February 1945 — Served as Chief of Section V. | |||
* Served in Vietnam. Retired as Colonel. | |||
* ___ Assigned as OIC IPW Team 7 attached to 3rd U.S. Army. | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* Camp Ritchie | * 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) | |||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Arthur W. Curtis for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed) | |||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Curtis, Arthur W. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: ARTHUR W. CURTIS.doc) | |||