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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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Kenneth Townsend Ackerson was born on 11 December 1918 on his family's farm in Holmdel, New Jersey. An organist from childhood, he earned a bachelor's degree in agriculture from Rutgers College in 1941 and joined the U.S. Soil Conservation Service. | Kenneth Townsend Ackerson was born on 11 December 1918 on his family's farm in Holmdel, New Jersey. An organist from childhood, he earned a bachelor's degree in agriculture from Rutgers College in 1941 and joined the U.S. Soil Conservation Service. | ||
Ackerson entered the Army before the United States entered World War II and trained as a military-intelligence officer at Camp Ritchie (Class 11). He served with the Army Corps of Engineers at Camp Ritchie and in the Philippines, attaining the rank of captain before his service ended. | Ackerson entered the Army before the United States entered World War II and trained as a military-intelligence officer at [[Camp Ritchie]] ([[Class 11]]). Contemporary New Jersey newspapers in late 1942 already described him as a Camp Ritchie instructor. He served with the Army Corps of Engineers at Camp Ritchie and in the Philippines, attaining the rank of captain before his service ended. | ||
He resumed his Soil Conservation Service career after the war and became a world-soils specialist, contributing to the World Soil Map Project during assignments in Latin America, the Middle East, and North Africa. Ackerson retired in 1985 after forty-four years of government service and died in Pompano Beach, Florida, on 3 December 2017. | He resumed his Soil Conservation Service career after the war and became a world-soils specialist, contributing to the World Soil Map Project during assignments in Latin America, the Middle East, and North Africa. Ackerson retired in 1985 after forty-four years of government service and died in Pompano Beach, Florida, on 3 December 2017. | ||
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== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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Kenneth_T_Ackerson_0454999_Daily_Register_1942-10-01.jpg|''The Daily Register'' (Red Bank, N.J.), 1 October 1942 — Kenneth T. Ackerson service timeline / Camp Ritchie (RB Archive). | |||
Kenneth_T_Ackerson_0454999_Keyport_Enterprise_1942-12-31.jpg|''Keyport Enterprise'' (Keyport, N.J.), 31 December 1942 — engagement notice describing Ackerson as a Camp Ritchie instructor (RB Archive). | |||
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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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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* ''Keyport Enterprise'' (Keyport, New Jersey), 31 December 1942 — engagement notice naming Ackerson as a Camp Ritchie instructor | |||
* ''The Daily Register'' (Red Bank, New Jersey), 1 October 1942 — Kenneth T. Ackerson service timeline referencing Camp Ritchie | |||
* Asbury Park Press, 8 December 2017 — obituary for Kenneth Townsend Ackerson (RB Archive ProQuest PDF) | * Asbury Park Press, 8 December 2017 — obituary for Kenneth Townsend Ackerson (RB Archive ProQuest PDF) | ||
* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data | * Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data | ||