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|class_rank=Captain
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|birth_year=1917
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|death_year=1979
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|death_date=25 April 1979
|death_date=25 April 1979
|birth_place=Joplin, Missouri, on March 19
|birth_place=Joplin, Missouri
|arm_or_service=Corps of Engineers
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'''[[Manley, Eugene H. (0378191)|Eugene H. Manley]]''' (1917 – 25 April 1979) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 14.
'''[[Manley, Eugene H. (0378191)|Eugene Halley Manley]]''' (19 March 1917 – 25 April 1979) was a Missouri-born engineer and Ritchie Boy (Class 14) who served overseas in the European and Pacific theaters and later rose to colonel.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Eugene Halley Manley was a Ritchie Boy. He was born in Joplin, Missouri, on March 19, 1917. He graduated from the College of Civil Engineering, University of Arkansas, in 1939. He served for almost five years in the United States Army. He spent two years with the United States Army Engineers at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and Fort Belvoir, Virginia. In 1943 he was transferred to the Military Intelligence Division, War Department General Staff, and was stationed at Camp Ritchie, Maryland. On April 10, 1943, he was graduated from the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and served overseas in the European Theater of Operations and the Pacific and Southwest Pacific Theaters of Operations. He gained successive promotion to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Some further research indicates that Eugene continued to serve well into his life, having been in WWII, Korea and Vietnam, attaining the rank of Colonel. Eugene passed away April 25, 1979 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Photo is from the Fifth Armored Division Yearbook, Camp Chaffee, Arkansas, 1952.
Eugene Halley Manley was born on 19 March 1917 in Joplin, Missouri. He graduated from the College of Civil Engineering at the University of Arkansas in 1939, then spent about two years with the Army Engineers at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
 
In 1943 he transferred to the Military Intelligence Division, War Department General Staff, and was stationed at Camp Ritchie, Maryland (Class 14). On 10 April 1943 he graduated from the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Manley served overseas in the European Theater and in the Pacific and Southwest Pacific, advancing to lieutenant colonel during the war years.
 
He continued in service through Korea and Vietnam and attained the rank of colonel. A Fifth Armored Division yearbook photograph from Camp Chaffee, Arkansas (1952), documents him later as a G-2 officer. He died on 25 April 1979 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
''No notes were in the source row. Add what you know.''
* Folder title uses “Hailey”; family history and roster middle name use Halley.
 
== Gallery ==
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Manley_Eugene_H_0378191_G2_Camp_Chaffee.png|Eugene H. Manley at G-2 work, Camp Chaffee era (RB Archive)
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== Technical record ==
== Technical record ==
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== Timeline ==
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* 19 March 1917 — Born in Joplin, Missouri.
* 1939 — Graduated, College of Civil Engineering, University of Arkansas.
* c. 1941–1943 — Army Engineers, Fort Leonard Wood and Fort Belvoir.
* 1943 — Military Intelligence Division / Camp Ritchie Class 14.
* 10 April 1943 — Graduated Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth.
* WWII — European and Pacific / Southwest Pacific theaters; lieutenant colonel.
* 1952 — Fifth Armored Division, Camp Chaffee (G-2 yearbook photo).
* Later career — Continued service through Korea and Vietnam; colonel.
* 25 April 1979 — Died; buried Arlington National Cemetery.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* [[:File:Manley_Eugene_H_0378191_G2_Camp_Chaffee.png|Eugene H. Manley G-2 photograph (Camp Chaffee era)]]
* RB Archive — Fifth Armored Division / G-2 photograph of Eugene H. Manley (uploaded to Gallery)
* Family / county history excerpt for Eugene Halley Manley (RB Archive FL3729877 scan; private family pages not bulk-uploaded)
* 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 2022-12-19 (1 post)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-12-19 (1 post)

Latest revision as of 17:56, 16 September 2026

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Eugene Halley Manley
Eugene Halley Manley
Personal details
Born19 March 1917
Joplin, Missouri
Died25 April 1979
NativityUnited States
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Arm / serviceCorps of Engineers
ASN0378191
RankColonel
Rank at RitchieCaptain
Camp RitchieClass 14 (2 December 1943 – 31 January 1944)
Section6D
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Eugene Halley Manley (19 March 1917 – 25 April 1979) was a Missouri-born engineer and Ritchie Boy (Class 14) who served overseas in the European and Pacific theaters and later rose to colonel.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Eugene Halley Manley was born on 19 March 1917 in Joplin, Missouri. He graduated from the College of Civil Engineering at the University of Arkansas in 1939, then spent about two years with the Army Engineers at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

In 1943 he transferred to the Military Intelligence Division, War Department General Staff, and was stationed at Camp Ritchie, Maryland (Class 14). On 10 April 1943 he graduated from the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Manley served overseas in the European Theater and in the Pacific and Southwest Pacific, advancing to lieutenant colonel during the war years.

He continued in service through Korea and Vietnam and attained the rank of colonel. A Fifth Armored Division yearbook photograph from Camp Chaffee, Arkansas (1952), documents him later as a G-2 officer. He died on 25 April 1979 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • Folder title uses “Hailey”; family history and roster middle name use Halley.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Eugene H. Manley at G-2 work, Camp Chaffee era (RB Archive)
    Eugene H. Manley at G-2 work, Camp Chaffee era (RB Archive)

Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 62
Class_ASN 379191
Class_Name MANLEY, Eugene H
match_method asn_near_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • 19 March 1917 — Born in Joplin, Missouri.
  • 1939 — Graduated, College of Civil Engineering, University of Arkansas.
  • c. 1941–1943 — Army Engineers, Fort Leonard Wood and Fort Belvoir.
  • 1943 — Military Intelligence Division / Camp Ritchie Class 14.
  • 10 April 1943 — Graduated Command and General Staff School, Fort Leavenworth.
  • WWII — European and Pacific / Southwest Pacific theaters; lieutenant colonel.
  • 1952 — Fifth Armored Division, Camp Chaffee (G-2 yearbook photo).
  • Later career — Continued service through Korea and Vietnam; colonel.
  • 25 April 1979 — Died; buried Arlington National Cemetery.

Sources[edit | edit source]

  • Eugene H. Manley G-2 photograph (Camp Chaffee era)
  • RB Archive — Fifth Armored Division / G-2 photograph of Eugene H. Manley (uploaded to Gallery)
  • Family / county history excerpt for Eugene Halley Manley (RB Archive FL3729877 scan; private family pages not bulk-uploaded)
  • 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)
  • Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-12-19 (1 post)
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