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|birth_place=as Baldwin Talbott Eckel in Kansas
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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On 13 January 2019, he died in Beaumont, CA. Baldwin attended Pasadena College (Math, 6 months). He attended The University of Colorado Library is the repository of the Baldwin Eckel Collection. He moved to Japan with parents (missionaries).


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
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== Timeline ==
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* 25 February 1943 — Assigned to Faculty, Section V.
* 12 May 1943 — Transferred to MIS Language School, Michigan Univ. (SO 113).
* 13 January 2019 — Died in Beaumont, CA.
* Assigned to (unit ?) attached to the 25th Infantry Division.
* Moved to Japan with parents (missionaries).
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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)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Baldwin Talbott Eckel for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Eckel, Baldwin Talbott for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: BALDWIN T. ECKEL.doc)