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Samuel Matthews Vauclain III was born on 3 July 1915 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He attended the Haverford School, graduated from the Lawrenceville School in 1933, and finished Princeton University in 1938 (Elm Club). He then worked as a geological scout for the Sun Oil Company in Mississippi. | Samuel Matthews Vauclain III was born on 3 July 1915 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He attended the Haverford School, graduated from the Lawrenceville School in 1933, and finished Princeton University in 1938 (Elm Club). He then worked as a geological scout for the Sun Oil Company in Mississippi. | ||
Drafted on 10 December 1941, Vauclain trained at Fort Bragg and was commissioned a second lieutenant in October 1942. At Camp Ritchie (Class 3) he taught a terrain-intelligence course. Shipped to the South Pacific in January 1944, he served in intelligence at Lae, Finschhafen, and Hollandia in New Guinea and later in the Philippines, receiving the Bronze Star and Philippine Liberation recognition. He left the Army as a captain in January 1946 and returned to a long career as a Sun Oil geologist. Vauclain died on 20 November 2007. | Drafted on 10 December 1941, Vauclain trained at Fort Bragg and was commissioned a second lieutenant in October 1942. At Camp Ritchie ([[:Category:Class 3|Class 3]]) he taught a terrain-intelligence course. Shipped to the South Pacific in January 1944, he served in intelligence at Lae, Finschhafen, and Hollandia in New Guinea and later in the Philippines, receiving the Bronze Star and Philippine Liberation recognition. He left the Army as a captain in January 1946 and returned to a long career as a Sun Oil geologist. Vauclain died on 20 November 2007. | ||
== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
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* 10 December 1941 — Drafted into the U.S. Army. | * 10 December 1941 — Drafted into the U.S. Army. | ||
* October 1942 — Commissioned second lieutenant. | * October 1942 — Commissioned second lieutenant. | ||
* January 1944 — Deployed to the South Pacific (New Guinea; later Philippines). | * January 1944 — Deployed to the South Pacific (New Guinea; later Philippines). | ||
* January 1946 — Left the Army as a captain; Bronze Star. | * January 1946 — Left the Army as a captain; Bronze Star. | ||
* 20 November 2007 — Died. | * 20 November 2007 — Died. | ||
* Class 3 — Taught terrain intelligence at Camp Ritchie. | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* [[:File:Vauclain_Samuel_M_III_01172324_portrait.jpg|Samuel Matthews Vauclain III portrait (RB Archive)]] | |||
* RB Archive packet for Samuel Matthews Vauclain | * RB Archive packet for Samuel Matthews Vauclain | ||
* [https://www.chadwickmckinney.com/obituaries/SamuelMatthews-VauclainIII-121/#!/Obituary Samuel Matthews Vauclain III obituary (Chadwick & McKinney)] | * [https://www.chadwickmckinney.com/obituaries/SamuelMatthews-VauclainIII-121/#!/Obituary Samuel Matthews Vauclain III obituary (Chadwick & McKinney)] | ||