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|birth_date=29 February 1924
|birth_date=29 February 1924
|death_date=18 May 2013
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|birth_place=Baltimore, Maryland
|rank_final=Lieutenant Colonel
|awards=Bronze Star; Army Commendation Medal; Good Conduct Medal
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'''[[Shingleton, Gordon D. (11121625)|Gordon Davis Shingleton]]''' (29 February 1924 – 18 May 2013) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 13; 14.
'''[[Shingleton, Gordon D. (11121625)|Gordon Davis Shingleton]]''' (29 February 1924 – 18 May 2013) was a Baltimore-born Ritchie Boy (Classes 13–14) who earned a Bronze Star as a photo interpreter for ETO Historical Section and later served as a lieutenant colonel.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
. Gordon Davis Shingleton was born February 29, 1924, at Baltimore, Maryland. Shingleton received a B.S. Shingleton was married July 31, 1949, to Phyllis Jean Nall in the First Methodist Church at Clarksburg, West Virginia. Shingleton was employed by Crown, Cork, and Seal Corporation as Senior Engineer in Research and Development in Baltimore. Shingleton took an active part in the women's activities, serving as president of the Woman's Club and editor of their magazine, “Isle Tell". Captain Shingleton was promoted to Major in 1953. On August 16, 1987, LTC Shingleton received the Army Commendation Medal, an Oak Leaf Cluster, for his outstanding service at Fort McClellan and in January 1970, a second Oak Leaf Cluster for "“exceptional, meritorious service at Picatinny arsenal as Project Officer in the Mines Technical Division of the office of Project Manager, Material Command". Shingleton are members of the First United Presbyterian Church and have always been leaders in church and civic work. This system of interpreting combat photos will be the basis of future investigations made by Historical Division of War Department, Special Staff," CITATION FOR BRONZE STAR MEDAL "Technician Fourth Grade Gordon D. Shingleton (Army Serial no. 11121625) Army of the United States, for meritorious service in connection with military operations, as Photo Interpreter, Historical Section, Headquarters European Theater of Operations, from 6 June 1944 to 8 May 1945. Technician Fourth Grade Shingleton displayed outstanding initiative, resourcefulness and devotion to duty in the pursuit of the tasks assigned to him. The accomplishment of Technician Fourth Grade Shingleton reflects great credit upon himself and the armed forces of the United States. The officer is Captain Gordon G. Shingleton, 1710 Cathedral Ave.
Gordon Davis Shingleton was born on 29 February 1924 in Baltimore. After high school in Charleston, West Virginia, he entered MIT in 1941; war interrupted his studies. He enlisted on 8 December 1942, entered active duty on 17 June 1943, and trained as a photo interpreter at Camp Ritchie (Classes 13–14).
 
Arriving in England on 21 March 1944, he served with Historical Section, Special Troops, ETO—in London and later Paris—organizing interpretation and indexing of tens of thousands of Signal Corps photographs from D-Day through VE-Day. He received the Bronze Star for that work, returned to the United States on 31 January 1946, and left active duty as a technician fourth grade while remaining in the Reserves.
 
He finished a B.S. at MIT in 1947, later an M.B.A., worked as an engineer, and returned to active Reserve service as a captain (1959), with assignments including Edgewood Arsenal, Okinawa, Fort McClellan, Picatinny Arsenal, and Vietnam; he rose to lieutenant colonel and earned additional Bronze Star and Army Commendation awards. He died on 18 May 2013.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* NG Class 13 6A
* Class 13 6A


== Technical record ==
== Technical record ==
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== Timeline ==
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* 29 February 1924 — Born in Baltimore.
* 1941 — Entered MIT; studies interrupted by war.
* 8 December 1942 / 17 June 1943 — Enlisted; active duty.
* Camp Ritchie Classes 13–14 — Photo interpreter.
* 21 March 1944 – 31 January 1946 — ETO Historical Section photo interpretation (London/Paris); Bronze Star.
* 1947 — B.S., MIT; later M.B.A.; engineering career.
* 1959 onward — Active Reserve (captain to lieutenant colonel); Okinawa, Fort McClellan, Picatinny, Vietnam.
* 18 May 2013 — Died.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* [https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/baltimoresun/name/gordon-shingleton-obituary?id=20559758 Legacy / Baltimore Sun — Gordon Shingleton]
* [https://www.loudounfuneralchapel.com/obituaries/Gordon-Shingleton/#!/Obituary Loudoun Funeral Chapel — Gordon Shingleton]
* Family / county history biography of Gordon Davis Shingleton (RB Archive FL1674104; private packet)
* 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 2022-12-19 (1 post)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-12-19 (1 post)
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