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{{Soldier
{{Soldier
|lede_on_page=1
|asn=039617
|asn=039617
|surname=Townsend
|surname=Townsend
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|class_section=1A
|class_section=1A
|class_rank=2nd Lt
|class_rank=2nd Lt
|class_branch=USMC
|birth_year=1920
|birth_year=1920
|death_year=1994
|death_year=1994
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|class_number=26
|class_number=26
|class_display=26
|class_display=26
|branch=United States Marine Corps
}}
}}
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'''Arnold J. Townsend, Jr''' (1920&ndash;1994) was a United States Army Second Lieutenant who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 26]].
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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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)