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|birth_year=1920
|birth_year=1920
|death_year=1973
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|death_place=Fairfax County, Virginia
|branch=United States Army
|birth_date=29 December 1920
|birth_place=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|rank_final=Captain
|alias=William Mershon Terry II
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'''William M. Terry''' (1920&ndash;1973) was a United States Army Second Lieutenant who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 20]].
'''William Mershon Terry II''' (29 December 1920 &ndash; 1973) was a United States Army officer who trained and taught at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 20]], and later became a leading U.S. fisheries official.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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William Mershon Terry II was born on 29 December 1920 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, son of Paul Herbst and Elinor Weston Terry. Raised in New Castle and Wilmington, Delaware, he earned a B.A. from the University of Delaware in 1942.
 
Terry enlisted as a private in the Army Air Forces in 1942, attended technical schools at Chanute Field, Illinois, and was commissioned a second lieutenant after Tank Destroyer OCS at Camp Hood, Texas. In 1944 he transferred to military intelligence, took a photo-intelligence course at Camp Ritchie (Class 20), and instructed in terrain intelligence, tactics, and intelligence technique there in 1944–1945. Later in 1945 he joined the G-2 section of General Headquarters, U.S. Army Forces Pacific, in the Philippines and Tokyo.
 
Discharged as a captain in 1947, Terry stayed in Japan with SCAP’s Natural Resources Section on postwar Japanese whaling and fisheries work, then built a long civilian career culminating as director of international affairs for NOAA. He died in 1973.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* Also SGTC 14 PI
* Also SGTC 14 PI
* PI 206
* PI 206
* Folder title “Terry William Terry” matches William Mershon Terry II / Terry, William M. (01825893)—not Terry, Ben.


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Terry_William_M_01825893_portrait.png|William Mershon Terry II portrait (National Cyclopedia; RB Archive)
Terry_William_M_01825893_bio_p1.png|William Mershon Terry II biographical entry page mentioning Camp Ritchie (RB Archive)
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== Timeline ==
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* 29 December 1920 — Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
* 1942 — B.A., University of Delaware; enlisted in Army Air Forces.
* 1943–1944 — Tank Destroyer OCS, Camp Hood; commissioned 2nd lieutenant.
* 1944 — Photo-intelligence course at Camp Ritchie (Class 20); later instructor there.
* 1945 — G-2, GHQ AFPAC (Philippines; Tokyo).
* 1947 — Discharged as captain; continued SCAP fisheries work in Japan.
* 1951–1973 — U.S. Fish and Wildlife / NOAA international fisheries career.
* 1973 — Died.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* [[:File:Terry_William_M_01825893_bio_p1.png|William Mershon Terry II biographical entry page mentioning Camp Ritchie (RB Archive)]]
* [[:File:Terry_William_M_01825893_portrait.png|William Mershon Terry II portrait (National Cyclopedia; RB Archive)]]
* RB Archive Terry packet images (terry 01–06; portrait)
* RB Archive National Cyclopedia / biographical PDF on William Mershon Terry II
* 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 2023-02-23 (1 post)
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