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|marital=Single without dependents
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|birth_date=30 April 1907
|death_date=10 July 1991
|death_year=1991
|birth_place=Springfield, Massachusetts
|nativity=United States
|rank_final=Second Lieutenant
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'''[[Toomey, Phillip A. (31141300)|Phillip A. Toomey]]''' (born 1907) was a Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie.
'''Phillip A. Toomey''' (30 April 1907&ndash;10 July 1991) was a United States Army second lieutenant who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 2]] and served as a French-language interrogator and G-2 liaison officer in the Mediterranean and European theaters.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
. Toomey was born Apr 30, 1907, in Springfield, Massachusetts. Philip Toomey passed away on Jul 10, 1991. The following document came from the "Headquarters Southern Line of Communications, European Theater of Operations, United States Army, APO 89" History of G-2 Section, Headquarters, Southern Line of Communications November 20, 1944 to January 15, 1945 Philip A. He enlisted on June 23, 1942, and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in March 1943. Prior to his commission he received training in the Military Intelligence Training Course at Camp Ritchie, took part in the landing operations in French Morocco as a part of a French Interrogation team attached to the Western Task Force, and later served as interpreter and translator in the G-2 Section of the 2d Armored Division. He came to the Section in September 1943, when it was operating in Headquarters NATOUSA, from Joint Rearmament Committee, AFHQ. He was the representative of the G-2 Section in the Headquarters, Communications Zone, Advance, where his linguistic ability, which includes fluency in French, Spanish and German, and a working knowledge of Italian, Rumanian and Russian, together with his other qualifications, proved of great value to the headquarters. He is presently serving as the Intelligence Officer of the Section.
Phillip A. Toomey (often spelled Philip in contemporary Army documents) was born on 30 April 1907 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He enlisted on 23 June 1942 and trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 2) before his commission as a second lieutenant in March 1943.
 
Toomey took part in the French Morocco landings with a French interrogation team attached to the Western Task Force and later served as interpreter and translator in the G-2 section of the 2d Armored Division. From September 1943 he worked with headquarters elements in the Mediterranean and European theaters, including Joint Rearmament Committee / AFHQ and Southern Line of Communications G-2, where his fluency in French, Spanish, and German (and working knowledge of Italian, Romanian, and Russian) supported intelligence liaison.
 
Toomey died on 10 July 1991.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* Merged ASN-less Class 2 roster stub “Toomey, Philip A” into this ASN profile (NARA name TOOMEY PHILIP A; Class 2 from Classes 1–31 roster). Army documents often spell the given name Philip.
== Gallery ==
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Toomey_Phillip_A_31141300_SOLOC_history_p1.jpg|SOLOC G-2 history extract naming Philip A. Toomey, page 1 (RB Archive)
Toomey_Phillip_A_31141300_SOLOC_history_p2.jpg|SOLOC G-2 history extract naming Philip A. Toomey, page 2 (RB Archive)
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== Technical record ==
== Technical record ==
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== Timeline ==
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* 30 April 1907 — Born in Springfield, Massachusetts.
* 23 June 1942 — Enlisted in the U.S. Army at Hartford, Connecticut.
* 1942–1943 — Trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 2); commissioned second lieutenant in March 1943.
* 1942–1943 — Took part in French Morocco landings with a French interrogation team (Western Task Force).
* 1943 — Interpreter/translator, G-2 section, 2d Armored Division.
* September 1943 onward — Headquarters intelligence assignments including AFHQ Joint Rearmament Committee and SOLOC G-2.
* 10 July 1991 — Died.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* [[:File:Toomey_Phillip_A_31141300_SOLOC_history_p2.jpg|SOLOC G-2 history extract naming Philip A. Toomey, page 2 (RB Archive)]]
* [[:File:Toomey_Phillip_A_31141300_SOLOC_history_p1.jpg|SOLOC G-2 history extract naming Philip A. Toomey, page 1 (RB Archive)]]
* [https://www.fold3.com/image/291820621 Fold3 image linked from RB Archive Philip A. Toomey source.txt]
* RB Archive / Fold3 SOLOC G-2 history extract naming Philip A. Toomey (Camp Ritchie; Morocco; 2d Armored Division; languages)
* 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 2023-02-01 (1 post)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2023-02-01 (1 post)
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