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|birth_place=Newburgh, New York | |||
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'''James W. Dorst''' (1919–1944) was a United States Army First Lieutenant who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 6]]. | |||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
James worked as Secretary/Treasurer in Warehouse. | |||
Dorst trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 6). He was assigned to Fifth Observation Squadron, Tenth Air Force. On 5 April 1944, Dorst died while observer on strike mission over Burma. | |||
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== Timeline == | |||
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* Born 31 May 1919 in Newburgh, NY. | |||
* 10 July 1942 — Drafted into Army as Pvt. | |||
* 11 May 1943 — Graduated with Class 6 (PI). | |||
* 5 April 1944 — Died while observer on strike mission over Burma. | |||
* Assigned to Fifth Observation Squadron, Tenth Air Force. | |||
* Commissioned as 2nd Lt. (ASN: 0396039). | |||
* Promoted to 1st Lt. | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* Camp Ritchie | * 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 James W. Dorst for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed) | |||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Dorst, James W. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: JAMES W. DORST.doc) | |||