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Full class-data statement for Main Page, About the data, Contents, and class articles. Do not transclude this onto soldier biographies.
This template inserts attribution for the '''Classes 1–31 roster data''' digitized and made available by Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. / The Ritchie History Museum (not a blanket claim over the whole wiki).
 
'''Used on:''' [[About the data]], [[Contents]], and [[:Category:Classes|class]] pages (not the Main Page—that links to [[About the data]] instead). Do not transclude onto individual soldier biographies.
 
'''Reader-facing copy:''' [[About the data#Class roster disclaimer]]
 
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</noinclude><includeonly><div class="class-data-disclaimer">'''Class roster data.''' The class, section, and related roster data for Classes 1–31 was supplied by '''Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc.''' (also known as '''The Ritchie History Museum'''). It is not original data collected by this wiki's maintainers or by Dan Gross. We have tried to catch errors, but mistakes and omissions remain possible; not every person who trained at Camp Ritchie appears in this data. The contents of these class-data pages are copyright Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. They should not be reproduced, stored in, or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, digital, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without prior written permission. Broader limits on biographies, photographs, and other site content are explained on [[About the data]].</div></includeonly>
</noinclude><includeonly><div class="class-data-disclaimer">'''Class roster data (Classes 1–31 only).''' The class, section, and related roster fields for '''Classes 1–31''' come from U.S. government training-roster records held by the National Archives. '''Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc.''' (also known as '''The Ritchie History Museum''') digitized that material and made it available for this project. The underlying records are public-domain government information; the museum does not own the data. Please credit the museum as the digitization source when citing this roster. That dataset is separate from Dan Gross's research files and from material created by this wiki's maintainers. We have tried to catch errors, but mistakes and omissions remain possible; not every person who trained at Camp Ritchie appears in this data.
 
On the original theritchieboys.com site, this material was a '''separate searchable class roster database'''. On this wiki it is '''integrated into''' soldier profiles, class pages, and related navigation. Attribution to the museum applies to that Classes 1–31 roster data (class/section assignments and related roster fields), not to biographies, photographs, research notes, timelines, or other content on the site. Broader limits on biographies, photographs, and other site content are explained on [[About the data]].</div></includeonly>

Latest revision as of 04:29, 16 September 2026

This template inserts attribution for the Classes 1–31 roster data digitized and made available by Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. / The Ritchie History Museum (not a blanket claim over the whole wiki).

Used on: About the data, Contents, and class pages (not the Main Page—that links to About the data instead). Do not transclude onto individual soldier biographies.

Reader-facing copy: About the data#Class roster disclaimer