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'''Kenneth | '''Kenneth Townsend Ackerson''' (1918–2017) was a United States Army First Lieutenant who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 11]]. | ||
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* 11 December 1918 — Born in Holmdel, New Jersey. | * 11 December 1918 — Born in Holmdel, New Jersey. | ||
* 1941 — Earned a B.S. in agriculture from Rutgers College and joined the Soil Conservation Service. | * 1941 — Earned a B.S. in agriculture from Rutgers College and joined the Soil Conservation Service. | ||
* 1946–1985 — Soil Conservation Service career, including work on the World Soil Map Project. | * 1946–1985 — Soil Conservation Service career, including work on the World Soil Map Project. | ||
* 3 December 2017 — Died in Pompano Beach, Florida. | * 3 December 2017 — Died in Pompano Beach, Florida. | ||
* World War II — Camp Ritchie Class 11; Corps of Engineers intelligence service at Camp Ritchie and in the Philippines; promoted to captain. | |||
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