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{{Soldier
{{Soldier
|lede_on_page=1
|asn=07080618
|asn=07080618
|surname=Ford
|surname=Ford
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|middle=L.
|middle=L.
|class_section=4F
|class_section=4F
|class_rank=T/Sgt
|class_rank=Technical Sergeant
|birth_year=1913
|birth_year=1913
|death_year=2002
|death_year=2002
|nativity=US
|nativity=United States
|religion=P
|religion=Protestant
|assignment=VIII-1174
|overseas=Y
|overseas=Y
|certificate=9409
|certificate=9409
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|class_display=24
|class_display=24
}}
}}
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'''Ralph L. Ford''' (1913&ndash;2002) was a United States Army Technical Sergeant who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 24]].
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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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)