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{{Soldier
{{Soldier
|lede_on_page=1
|asn=01002567
|asn=01002567
|surname=Alton
|surname=Alton
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|suffix=Jr
|suffix=Jr
|class_section=6A
|class_section=6A
|class_rank=2nd Lt
|class_rank=Second Lieutenant
|class_branch=AUS
|birth_year=1910
|birth_year=1910
|death_year=2000
|death_year=2000
|nativity=Mx
|nativity=Mexico
|religion=CS
|religion=Christian Science
|assignment=II-346
|overseas=Y
|overseas=Y
|rank_final=2nd Lt
|rank_final=Second Lieutenant
|certificate=2257
|certificate=2257
|confidence=medium
|confidence=medium
|class_number=8
|class_number=8
|class_display=8
|class_display=8
|branch=United States Army
}}
}}
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'''William H. Alton, Jr''' (1910&ndash;2000) was a United States Army Second Lieutenant who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 8]].
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* BS
* Bs
* PI 11
* Pi 11


== 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)