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|birth_date=30 September 1923 | |||
|birth_place=Raton, New Mexico | |||
|rank_final=Private First Class | |||
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'''[[Torrez, Ernest (18220747)|Ernest Torrez]]''' ( | '''[[Torrez, Ernest (18220747)|Ernest Torrez]]''' (30 September 1923 – 27 August 1994) was a New Mexico–born Ritchie Boy who served stateside and was separated for medical disability at Camp Ritchie in August 1945. | ||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Ernest Torrez was a | Ernest Torrez was born on 30 September 1923 in Raton, New Mexico. He entered the Army at Santa Fe on 9 December 1942 and trained as a medical enlisted surgical technician in 1943. | ||
Torrez served more than two years stateside with the Medical Department. He was separated from the Army at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, on 23 August 1945 with a certificate of disability for discharge, holding the grade of private first class. He died on 27 August 1994. | |||
== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
* WD AGO Form 53-55 (RB Archive) supplies DOB, birthplace, MOS schooling, and Camp Ritchie separation; private street address omitted. | |||
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* 30 September 1923 — Born in Raton, New Mexico. | |||
* 9 December 1942 — Entered active service at Santa Fe, New Mexico (ASN 18220747). | |||
* 1943 — Medical Department enlisted technical school (surgical technician). | |||
* 23 August 1945 — Separated at Camp Ritchie, Maryland (CDD / medical disability); PFC. | |||
* 27 August 1994 — Died. | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* Camp Ritchie | * [[:File:Torrez_Ernest_18220747_WD_AGO_53-55_separation.jpg|WD AGO Form 53-55 separation — Ernest Torrez]] | ||
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1259482/ernest-torrez Find a Grave — Ernest Torrez] | |||
* WD AGO Form 53-55 enlistment record and report of separation for Ernest Torrez (RB Archive; scan uploaded to Gallery) | |||
* 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) | ||
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2023-01-24 (1 post) | * Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2023-01-24 (1 post) | ||