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This wiki was seeded from two distinct bodies of material: research files compiled over many years by [[Dan Gross Memorial|Daniel (Dan) Gross]] and other researchers, and the Classes 1–31 roster data digitized and made available by '''Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc.''' (also known as '''The Ritchie History Museum''') from National Archives records. Soldier ~~pages are~~ a public starting point, not a finished biography of every ~~man~~.

This wiki was seeded from two distinct bodies of material: research files compiled over many years by [[Dan Gross Memorial|Daniel (Dan) Gross]] and other researchers, and the Classes 1–31 roster data digitized and made available by '''Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc.''' (also known as '''The Ritchie History Museum''') from National Archives records. Soldier pages—including Women's Army Corps (WAC) profiles—are a public starting point, not a finished biography of every trainee.

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Dan's original Excel timeline/roster file was the general starting point for this project, but it '''was not and is not uploaded to this site'''. Its information was combined with other research and records; it was never treated as the sole authority. That work is invaluable but was never a formal archival finding aid; typos, duplicate names, and uncertain matches were part of the working process. Later additions under Research notes may come from OCR, family contributions, or other cited research and should be judged by their own source.

=== WAC roster (Dan Gross and Beverley Driver Eddy) ===

[[Ritchie WACs|WAC profiles]] and the [[Ritchie WACs]] roster also draw on a separate working spreadsheet of Women's Army Corps members associated with Camp Ritchie. '''Dan Gross''' compiled the base list; '''Beverley Driver Eddy''' expanded it (2021 additions). It is '''not''' a complete list of the roughly 2,000 WACs who trained at Ritchie, and it is '''not''' the same file as the Camp Ritchie Museum Classes 1–31 roster.

Fields on that spreadsheet (nativity, religion, personnel-card type, ASN, vitals, rank, assignment, notes, and service / Military Intelligence Training Center / release dates) were used to create or enrich public profiles where a clear name or ASN match existed. Card codes are explained on profiles as research notes: '''A''' = 3-by-5 personnel card, '''C''' = regular card, '''N''' = no card. Incomplete cells stay blank rather than guessed. Alternate or married names that share one ASN may redirect to a single canonical page.

The spreadsheet itself is private research and is '''not uploaded''' to this wiki. When its information appears on a page, the '''Sources''' section credits both researchers descriptively (for example: Dan Gross and Beverley Driver Eddy, ''WACs at Camp Ritchie'' roster research spreadsheet). Treat those notes and incomplete rows the same way as other Research notes: leads to check, not verified biography.

=== Camp Ritchie Museum class data ===

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* An infobox built from names, Army serial number (ASN), class/section/rank, vitals, nativity, religion, enlistment, IPW teams, and related public fields

* Research notes imported from Dan Gross research spreadsheet/source rows when they existed; later additions identify their own source where possible

* For WAC pages from the Gross–Eddy spreadsheet: certificate marked WAC, available ranks and dates, Research notes (including card type), and a Sources credit to both researchers

* A collapsed technical section with NARA and census codes used in the merge (not the raw NARA dump string)

Pages are titled <code>Surname, First (ASN)</code> so ~~men~~ with the same name stay distinct.

Pages are titled <code>Surname, First (ASN)</code> so people with the same name stay distinct. WACs without an ASN in the spreadsheet use <code>(WAC)</code> in the title until a serial number is confirmed.

== Match confidence ==

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* The raw NARA enlistment dump string

* Dan Gross's original Excel timeline/roster file was not uploaded. Its data was used as a general starting point and combined with other research and records.

* The Gross–Eddy WAC roster spreadsheet was not uploaded. Selected fields were published on WAC profiles with credit to both researchers; the original file remains private.

* The private Word-document timelines were not uploaded. Selected clear findings from them may be incorporated into public profiles with descriptive citations, but the original documents remain private.

* Internal merge logs and ambiguous-review queues (those stay with the research project)

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== See also ==

* [[For families]] — short start-here path (find name, roster fields, photo or obituary)

* [[Ritchie WACs]] — working roster of Women's Army Corps profiles

* [[About]]

* [[Contents]]

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-This wiki was seeded from two distinct bodies of material: research files compiled over many years by [[Dan Gross Memorial|Daniel (Dan) Gross]] and other researchers, and the Classes 1–31 roster data digitized and made available by '''Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc.''' (also known as '''The Ritchie History Museum''') from National Archives records. Soldier pages are a public starting point, not a finished biography of every man.
+This wiki was seeded from two distinct bodies of material: research files compiled over many years by [[Dan Gross Memorial|Daniel (Dan) Gross]] and other researchers, and the Classes 1–31 roster data digitized and made available by '''Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc.''' (also known as '''The Ritchie History Museum''') from National Archives records. Soldier pages—including Women's Army Corps (WAC) profiles—are a public starting point, not a finished biography of every trainee.
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 Dan's original Excel timeline/roster file was the general starting point for this project, but it '''was not and is not uploaded to this site'''. Its information was combined with other research and records; it was never treated as the sole authority. That work is invaluable but was never a formal archival finding aid; typos, duplicate names, and uncertain matches were part of the working process. Later additions under Research notes may come from OCR, family contributions, or other cited research and should be judged by their own source.
+=== WAC roster (Dan Gross and Beverley Driver Eddy) ===
+[[Ritchie WACs|WAC profiles]] and the [[Ritchie WACs]] roster also draw on a separate working spreadsheet of Women's Army Corps members associated with Camp Ritchie. '''Dan Gross''' compiled the base list; '''Beverley Driver Eddy''' expanded it (2021 additions). It is '''not''' a complete list of the roughly 2,000 WACs who trained at Ritchie, and it is '''not''' the same file as the Camp Ritchie Museum Classes 1–31 roster.
+Fields on that spreadsheet (nativity, religion, personnel-card type, ASN, vitals, rank, assignment, notes, and service / Military Intelligence Training Center / release dates) were used to create or enrich public profiles where a clear name or ASN match existed. Card codes are explained on profiles as research notes: '''A''' = 3-by-5 personnel card, '''C''' = regular card, '''N''' = no card. Incomplete cells stay blank rather than guessed. Alternate or married names that share one ASN may redirect to a single canonical page.
+The spreadsheet itself is private research and is '''not uploaded''' to this wiki. When its information appears on a page, the '''Sources''' section credits both researchers descriptively (for example: Dan Gross and Beverley Driver Eddy, ''WACs at Camp Ritchie'' roster research spreadsheet). Treat those notes and incomplete rows the same way as other Research notes: leads to check, not verified biography.
 === Camp Ritchie Museum class data ===
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 * An infobox built from names, Army serial number (ASN), class/section/rank, vitals, nativity, religion, enlistment, IPW teams, and related public fields
 * Research notes imported from Dan Gross research spreadsheet/source rows when they existed; later additions identify their own source where possible
+* For WAC pages from the Gross–Eddy spreadsheet: certificate marked WAC, available ranks and dates, Research notes (including card type), and a Sources credit to both researchers
 * A collapsed technical section with NARA and census codes used in the merge (not the raw NARA dump string)
-Pages are titled <code>Surname, First (ASN)</code> so men with the same name stay distinct.
+Pages are titled <code>Surname, First (ASN)</code> so people with the same name stay distinct. WACs without an ASN in the spreadsheet use <code>(WAC)</code> in the title until a serial number is confirmed.
 == Match confidence ==
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 * The raw NARA enlistment dump string
 * Dan Gross's original Excel timeline/roster file was not uploaded. Its data was used as a general starting point and combined with other research and records.
+* The Gross–Eddy WAC roster spreadsheet was not uploaded. Selected fields were published on WAC profiles with credit to both researchers; the original file remains private.
 * The private Word-document timelines were not uploaded. Selected clear findings from them may be incorporated into public profiles with descriptive citations, but the original documents remain private.
 * Internal merge logs and ambiguous-review queues (those stay with the research project)
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 == See also ==
 * [[For families]] — short start-here path (find name, roster fields, photo or obituary)
+* [[Ritchie WACs]] — working roster of Women's Army Corps profiles
 * [[About]]
 * [[Contents]]