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'''Robert Sellers Campbell''' was a United States Army Second Lieutenant who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 9]].
'''Robert Sellers Campbell''' (7 June 1921 &ndash; 10 February 2010) was a United States Army officer who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 9]] and served in the Southwest Pacific.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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Robert Sellers Campbell was born on 7 June 1921 in Pipestone, Minnesota. He entered the Army on 16 July 1942 in the Field Artillery and trained at Camp Swift, Texas; Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Camp Roberts and other West Coast posts; the University of Washington; Camp Ritchie (Class 9); and Camp Clatsop, Oregon.
 
Overseas from 7 March 1944 to 3 January 1946, Campbell served in the Southwest Pacific with engagements at Leyte, Hollandia, western Luzon and Bataan, and Mindanao. He received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart among other theater awards and was discharged as a captain at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, on 25 March 1946 after forty-four months’ service. Campbell died on 10 February 2010.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* 6/7/1921-?
* Prior live bio OCR wrongly had “entered service on July 16, 1924”; packet supports 16 July 1942.
 


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Campbell_Robert_Sellers_01176570_portrait.jpg|Robert Sellers Campbell in wartime uniform (RB Archive)
Campbell_Robert_Sellers_01176570_service_summary.jpg|Robert S. Campbell local service summary (RB Archive)
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== Timeline ==
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* 7 June 1921 — Born in Pipestone, Minnesota.
* 16 July 1942 — Entered service (Field Artillery).
* Class 9 — Trained at Camp Ritchie.
* 7 March 1944 — Went overseas to the Southwest Pacific.
* 1944–1945 — Leyte, Hollandia, western Luzon/Bataan, Mindanao.
* 3 January 1946 — Returned to the United States.
* 25 March 1946 — Discharged as captain, Camp McCoy, Wisconsin.
* 10 February 2010 — Died.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* [[:File:Campbell_Robert_Sellers_01176570_service_summary.jpg|Robert S. Campbell local service summary (RB Archive)]]
* [[:File:Campbell_Robert_Sellers_01176570_portrait.jpg|Robert Sellers Campbell in wartime uniform (RB Archive)]]
* [https://www.fold3.com/record/110601641/robert-sellers-campbell-social-security-death-index Fold3 SSDI, Robert Sellers Campbell]
* [https://www.fold3.com/record/84636361/robert-s-campbell-wwii-army-enlistment-records Fold3 WWII Army enlistment record, Robert S. Campbell]
* RB Archive local-service summary sheet, Robert S. Campbell 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 2023-02-09 (1 post)
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