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|lede_on_page=1
|asn=01299331
|asn=01299331
|surname=White
|surname=White
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|class_section=13
|class_section=13
|class_rank=2nd Lt
|class_rank=2nd Lt
|class_branch=Inf. (Mt)
|birth_year=1917
|birth_year=1917
|death_year=1971
|death_year=1971
|nativity=US
|nativity=United States
|religion=CS
|religion=Christian Science
|overseas=Y
|overseas=Y
|certificate=510
|certificate=510
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|class_number=4
|class_number=4
|class_display=4
|class_display=4
|awards=Silver Star; Purple Heart
|awards_grid=Silver Star;;Purple Heart;;American Defense Service Medal@@American Campaign Medal;;European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal;;World War II Victory Medal
|awards_ribbons=Ribbon_Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.png; Ribbon_Purple_Heart_ribbon.png; Ribbon_American_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.png; Ribbon_American_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.png; Ribbon_European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_ribbon.png; Ribbon_World_War_II_Victory_Medal_ribbon.png
|awards_ribbon_rows=Ribbon_Silver_Star_Medal_ribbon.png;;Ribbon_Purple_Heart_ribbon.png;;Ribbon_American_Defense_Service_Medal_ribbon.png@@Ribbon_American_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.png;;Ribbon_European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_ribbon.png;;Ribbon_World_War_II_Victory_Medal_ribbon.png
|awards_extra=From Military Record and Report of Separation (Certificate of Service): Silver Star, Purple Heart, EAME Ribbon, American Defense Ribbon, American Theater Ribbon, World War II Victory Medal.
|photo=4177961935559029.jpg
|caption=Alfred C. White during mountain / winter training.
|birth_date=24 November 1917
|birth_place=Somerville, Massachusetts
|arm_or_service=Infantry (Mountain)
}}
}}
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'''[[White, Alfred C. (01299331)|Alfred C. White]]''' (24 November 1917 – 1971) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Christian Science) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 4.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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Alfred C. White (24 November 1917 – 1971) was born in Somerville, Massachusetts. He joined the 87th Infantry (later the 10th Mountain Division), attended officer training at Fort Benning, and trained at Camp Ritchie in class 4 in aerial photo interpretation and military intelligence. He was not Jewish; his grandmother was German and he spoke German. He served as Assistant G-2 (intelligence) with Company K, 18th Infantry Regiment, fought in Normandy, Northern France, and the Rhineland, and was severely wounded in Germany on 8 October 1944. He was discharged as a captain from Cushing General Hospital, Framingham, Massachusetts, on 31 October 1946 with a 100% disability. His decorations included the Silver Star, Purple Heart, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign Medal (American Theater), European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, and World War II Victory Medal.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
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== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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4177961935559029.jpg|Mountain / winter training (10th Mountain Division period).
4177961928892363.jpg|Field cooking during winter training.
4177935248895031.jpg|Military Record and Report of Separation — Certificate of Service (lists decorations and campaigns).
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== Technical record ==
== Technical record ==
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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)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-05-10 (2 posts)