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'''[[Pyne, John | '''[[Pyne, John Wright (01171727)|John Wright Pyne]]''' (7 September 1918 – 15 September 1999) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in [[:Category:Class 3|class 3]]. | ||
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John Wright Pyne was born on 7 September 1918. He prepared at Groton and studied modern languages and literature at Princeton, where he also played football, polo, and rugby. | John Wright Pyne was born on 7 September 1918. He prepared at Groton and studied modern languages and literature at Princeton, where he also played football, polo, and rugby. | ||
Pyne enlisted in Troop F, 101st Cavalry, on 14 January 1941 and was commissioned at Fort Sill on 15 October 1942. After graduating from Camp Ritchie (Class 3), he instructed there and served with the 45th and 31st Infantry Divisions before joining the G-2 section of the 2nd Armored Division in England. He landed in Normandy on 10 June 1944, was wounded near Saint-Lô on 30 July, and received the Purple Heart; later assignments took him to Paris and Bremerhaven. | Pyne enlisted in Troop F, 101st Cavalry, on 14 January 1941 and was commissioned at Fort Sill on 15 October 1942. After graduating from Camp Ritchie ([[:Category:Class 3|Class 3]]), he instructed there and served with the 45th and 31st Infantry Divisions before joining the G-2 section of the 2nd Armored Division in England. He landed in Normandy on 10 June 1944, was wounded near Saint-Lô on 30 July, and received the Purple Heart; later assignments took him to Paris and Bremerhaven. | ||
Discharged as a captain on 24 January 1946, Pyne later returned to Army intelligence during the Korean War. He worked in banking and with New York brokerage firms before retiring in 1974 and died on 15 September 1999. | Discharged as a captain on 24 January 1946, Pyne later returned to Army intelligence during the Korean War. He worked in banking and with New York brokerage firms before retiring in 1974 and died on 15 September 1999. | ||
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* The source's '82nd Reconnaissance Division' is treated as the 2nd Armored Division's 82nd Reconnaissance Battalion; biography avoids repeating the apparent OCR error. | * The source's '82nd Reconnaissance Division' is treated as the 2nd Armored Division's 82nd Reconnaissance Battalion; biography avoids repeating the apparent OCR error. | ||
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* 10 June 1944 — Landed in Normandy with the 2nd Armored Division. | * 10 June 1944 — Landed in Normandy with the 2nd Armored Division. | ||
* 30 July 1944 — Wounded near Saint-Lô; received the Purple Heart. | * 30 July 1944 — Wounded near Saint-Lô; received the Purple Heart. | ||
* 24 January 1946 — Discharged as a captain. | * 24 January 1946 — Discharged as a captain. | ||
* 1974 — Retired from banking and brokerage work. | * 1974 — Retired from banking and brokerage work. | ||
* 15 September 1999 — Died. | * 15 September 1999 — Died. | ||
* July–October 1945 — Intelligence officer with the 17th Port at Bremerhaven. | |||
* Korean War — Returned to Army intelligence service. | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* [[:File:Pyne_John_W_01171727_portrait.jpg|John W. Pyne portrait (RB Archive)]] | |||
* RB Archive: ''Pelliana: Military Records of the Pell Family, 1939–1945'', pp. 33–35 | * RB Archive: ''Pelliana: Military Records of the Pell Family, 1939–1945'', pp. 33–35 | ||
* [https://paw.princeton.edu/memorial/john-wright-pyne-%E2%80%9940 Princeton Alumni Weekly — John Wright Pyne ’40 memorial] | * [https://paw.princeton.edu/memorial/john-wright-pyne-%E2%80%9940 Princeton Alumni Weekly — John Wright Pyne ’40 memorial] | ||