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'''Arthur T. Jr. Died Nelson''' (1922&ndash;1945) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 16]]. Arthur enlisted at Ft Devens, Massachusetts.
'''Arthur T. Nelson Jr.''' (1922&ndash;1945) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 16]]. Arthur enlisted at Ft Devens, Massachusetts.
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* OB 254
* OB 254
* Enlisted Reserve or Medical Administrative Corps (MAC) Officer
* Enlisted Reserve or Medical Administrative Corps (MAC) Officer
* Dan Gross's research spreadsheet (DEMOGRAPHICS.csv, row 13374) records the middle-name field as ''T.; Jr. died'': the suffix Jr. plus a note that he died. The same row gives death year 1945 (approximate age at death 23), already in the infobox; no death date or place is given.


== Gallery ==
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* Born 17 March 1922 in Boston, MA.
* Born 17 March 1922 in Boston, MA.
* 31 March 1943 — Transferred to Signal Company, Camp Hale, CO.
* 31 March 1943 — Transferred to Signal Company, Camp Hale, CO.
* September 1943 — Assigned to ASTP as Pfc.
* 4 February 1944 — Returned to Camp Ritchie.
* 4 February 1944 — Returned to Camp Ritchie.
* 5 April 1944 — Graduated Class 16. Classified as French Linguist #2.
* 5 April 1944 — Graduated Class 16. Classified as French Linguist #2.
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* 12 June 1945 — ? Returned to Camp Ritchie and assigned to Graduate Pool. ???.
* 12 June 1945 — ? Returned to Camp Ritchie and assigned to Graduate Pool. ???.
* Assigned to OB Team 254. (This was one of 3 OB Teams which were staged at Hamilton Field, then flown to SWPA together). Other Team members: Lt. Robert C. Nancolas (1919-1945) and M/Sgt Louis Fier (1921-2012).
* Assigned to OB Team 254. (This was one of 3 OB Teams which were staged at Hamilton Field, then flown to SWPA together). Other Team members: Lt. Robert C. Nancolas (1919-1945) and M/Sgt Louis Fier (1921-2012).
* September 1943 — Assigned to ASTP as Pfc.
* Enlisted in Army as Pvt (ASN: 11091985).
* Enlisted in Army as Pvt (ASN: 11091985).
* Returned to Camp Ritchie and assigned to Graduate Pool. ???.
* Returned to Camp Ritchie and assigned to Graduate Pool. ???.
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* 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)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Arthur T.; Jr. died Nelson for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Arthur T. Nelson Jr. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Nelson, Arthur T.; Jr. died for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: ARTHUR T. NELSON Jr.doc)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Nelson, Arthur T. Jr. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: ARTHUR T. NELSON Jr.doc)
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