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{{Soldier
{{Soldier
|lede_on_page=1
|asn=36227793
|asn=36227793
|surname=Purdy
|surname=Purdy
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|birth_year=1917
|birth_year=1917
|death_year=1968
|death_year=1968
|nativity=US
|nativity=United States
|religion=P
|religion=Protestant
|enlistment_place=FT SHERIDAN ILLINOIS
|enlistment_place=FT SHERIDAN ILLINOIS
|state=WISCONSIN
|state=WISCONSIN
|assignment=VI-863
|overseas=Y
|overseas=Y
|certificate=6108
|certificate=6108
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|class_display=16
|class_display=16
}}
}}
<div class="soldier-lead">
'''William E. Purdy''' (1917&ndash;1968) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 16]]. William enlisted at Ft Sheridan, Illinois.
</div>


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* PI 64
* PI 64
* Civil Life


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
* Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
* 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)