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'''[[Houston, Sam (800221)|Sam Houston]]''' (born 1924) was a Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 14.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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Taken from an old Bosque County, Texas military book, the following information is about Ritchie Boy Erwin P. It says that Erwin attended the University of Nebraska. He entered the U.S. Erwin trained at Ft. Erwin served in Greenland and Iceland, was awarded the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal as well as the Good Conduct Medal, and was discharged in 1946.


== Research notes ==
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== Technical record ==
== Technical record ==
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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)
 
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-12-18 (1 post)