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'''Arthur T. Nelson Jr.''' (1922&ndash;1945) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 16]]. Arthur enlisted at Ft Devens, Massachusetts.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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Arthur attended Student at Harvard University 1 semester (Modern Language). He attended Student at Yale University 2 years (Modern Language). On 4 February 1944, Nelson returned to Camp Ritchie.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
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* OB 254
* OB 254
* Enlisted Reserve or Medical Administrative Corps (MAC) Officer
* Enlisted Reserve or Medical Administrative Corps (MAC) Officer
* Dan Gross's research spreadsheet (DEMOGRAPHICS.csv, row 13374) records the middle-name field as ''T.; Jr. died'': the suffix Jr. plus a note that he died. The same row gives death year 1945 (approximate age at death 23), already in the infobox; no death date or place is given.


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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== Timeline ==
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* Born 17 March 1922 in Boston, MA.
* 31 March 1943 — Transferred to Signal Company, Camp Hale, CO.
* September 1943 — Assigned to ASTP as Pfc.
* 4 February 1944 — Returned to Camp Ritchie.
* 5 April 1944 — Graduated Class 16. Classified as French Linguist #2.
* 19 May 1944 — Graduated Class 12 OB (Japanese). Classified as Japanese Order of Battle Analyst.
* 1 July 1944 — Promoted to S/Sgt.
* 7 July 1944 — Assigned to SWPAC.
* 12 June 1945 — ? Returned to Camp Ritchie and assigned to Graduate Pool. ???.
* Assigned to OB Team 254. (This was one of 3 OB Teams which were staged at Hamilton Field, then flown to SWPA together). Other Team members: Lt. Robert C. Nancolas (1919-1945) and M/Sgt Louis Fier (1921-2012).
* Enlisted in Army as Pvt (ASN: 11091985).
* Returned to Camp Ritchie and assigned to Graduate Pool. ???.
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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)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Arthur T. Nelson Jr. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Nelson, Arthur T. Jr. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: ARTHUR T. NELSON Jr.doc)
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