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|surname=Mitchell | |surname=Mitchell | ||
|first=John | |first=John | ||
|middle= | |middle=Hewitt | ||
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|birth_year=1914 | |birth_year=1914 | ||
|nativity= | |nativity=United States | ||
|religion= | |religion=Protestant | ||
|enlistment_place=BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS | |enlistment_place=BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS | ||
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|class_number=14 | |class_number=14 | ||
|class_display=14 | |class_display=14 | ||
|birth_date=3 July 1914 | |||
|birth_place=New Haven, Connecticut | |||
|death_date=25 January 1998 | |||
|death_year=1998 | |||
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'''[[Mitchell, John H. (31368536)|John Hewitt Mitchell]]''' (born 3 July 1914) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 14. | |||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
John Hewitt Mitchell was born on 3 July 1914 in New Haven, Connecticut. He married Frances E. Farnham on 18 June 1938, earned a Ph.D. in history from Yale in 1941, and taught at Yale, Hartford Junior College, and Wellesley College. | |||
Mitchell entered the Army as a private in summer 1943. After time at Camp Lee, Virginia, he trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 14) and was subsequently stationed in England. He died on 25 January 1998. | |||
== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
* | * Death date retained from the existing profile and linked memorial; packet supplies education and early Army service. | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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Mitchell_John_H_31368536_yearbook.jpg|John H. Mitchell yearbook / class update page (RB Archive) | |||
Mitchell_John_H_31368536_engagement_notice.png|Engagement notice: Frances Farnham and John H. Mitchell (RB Archive) | |||
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== Timeline == | |||
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* 3 July 1914 — Born in New Haven, Connecticut. | |||
* 18 June 1938 — Married Frances E. Farnham. | |||
* 1941 — Earned a Ph.D. in history from Yale University. | |||
* Summer 1943 — Entered the Army as a private. | |||
* World War II — Trained at Camp Lee and Camp Ritchie (Class 14); stationed in England. | |||
* 25 January 1998 — Died. | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* Camp Ritchie | * [[:File:Mitchell_John_H_31368536_engagement_notice.png|Engagement notice: Frances Farnham and John H. Mitchell (RB Archive)]] | ||
* [[:File:Mitchell_John_H_31368536_yearbook.jpg|John H. Mitchell yearbook / class update page (RB Archive)]] | |||
* RB Archive: 1937 class-yearbook update (marriage, education, teaching, and wartime stationing) | |||
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160794020/john-knox_hewitt-mitchell Find a Grave — John Knox Hewitt Mitchell] | |||
* 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) | ||
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2023-01-31 (1 post) | |||