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== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* NG Class 16 7C
* Class 16 7C
* PI 139
* PI 139


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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)

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Theodore B. Lyon, Jr
Personal details
Born1914
Died1988
NativityUnited States
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Arm / serviceInfantry
ASN01297063
RankFirst Lieutenant
Camp RitchieClass 17 (11 March – 8 May 1944)
Section7B
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Theodore B. Lyon, Jr (1914–1988) was a United States Army First Lieutenant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 17.

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Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • Class 16 7C
  • PI 139

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 74
Class_ASN 297063
Class_Name LYON, Theodore B.,
match_method asn_partial_name_exact
row_source both

Sources[edit | edit source]

  • 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)
  • 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)