Soft launch: Soldier biographies and research notes vary in completeness. Prefer class-roster, NARA, newspapers, and other cited sources for contested facts — treat Research notes as leads, not settled history. Anyone can correct a page; contact us with questions.

Botsford, Gardner: Difference between revisions

From Ritchie Boys Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Create page from Notable Ritchie Boys slide (no ASN in roster)
 
Enrich from Wikipedia: Gardner Botsford
Line 8: Line 8:
|class_display=10
|class_display=10
|photo=Botsford, Gardner.jpg
|photo=Botsford, Gardner.jpg
|birth_date=7 July 1917
|death_date=27 September 2004
|alias=Robert Gardner Botsford
|branch=United States Army
|class_branch=United States Army
|battles=World War II<br />D-Day (Omaha Beach)
}}
}}


<div class="soldier-lead">
<div class="soldier-lead">
'''Gardner Botsford''' (1917&ndash;2004) was a United States Army soldier who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 10]].
Robert Gardner Botsford (July 7, 1917 – September 27, 2004) was an American soldier, editor, and writer. He worked at The New Yorker for nearly 40 years, where he edited the work of many well-known writers, most famously Janet Malcolm, whom he married.
</div>
</div>


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
'''Gardner Botsford''' — Editor, ''New Yorker''; author of "Life of Privilege, Mostly". Summary from a Notable Ritchie Boys slide ([https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ij8PP9weF976Lb5_Ic4bFimcuAZzXRn3cHfNCk5nTdM source]).
 
Robert Gardner Botsford (July 7, 1917 – September 27, 2004) was an American soldier, editor, and writer. He worked at The New Yorker for nearly 40 years, where he edited the work of many well-known writers, most famously Janet Malcolm, whom he married.
 


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
Line 37: Line 45:


== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardner_Botsford Wikipedia: Gardner Botsford]
* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ij8PP9weF976Lb5_Ic4bFimcuAZzXRn3cHfNCk5nTdM Notable Ritchie Boys slides]
* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ij8PP9weF976Lb5_Ic4bFimcuAZzXRn3cHfNCk5nTdM Notable Ritchie Boys slides]

Revision as of 04:42, 24 August 2026

Gardner Botsford
Gardner Botsford
Personal details
Birth nameRobert Gardner Botsford
Born7 July 1917
Died27 September 2004
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Camp RitchieClass 10 (23 July – 20 September 1943)
Battles / warsWorld War II
D-Day (Omaha Beach)
Research notes on this page are compiled from the source file and later edits. They may be unverified, incomplete, or incorrect, and should not be treated as established fact. Please correct the article or add sources on the talk page. For class-roster terms, see About the data.
Sources & confidence: Treat Research notes as leads, not settled fact. Prefer NARA, the class roster, newspapers, Find a Grave, or published histories for contested claims. Mark unsourced claims with {{Needs source}}, or explain disagreements on talk. Baseline import notes: About the data.


Robert Gardner Botsford (July 7, 1917 – September 27, 2004) was an American soldier, editor, and writer. He worked at The New Yorker for nearly 40 years, where he edited the work of many well-known writers, most famously Janet Malcolm, whom he married.

Biography

Robert Gardner Botsford (July 7, 1917 – September 27, 2004) was an American soldier, editor, and writer. He worked at The New Yorker for nearly 40 years, where he edited the work of many well-known writers, most famously Janet Malcolm, whom he married.


Research notes

  • Class 10 (per Notable Ritchie Boys slide)
  • Editor, New Yorker
  • Author, "Life of Privilege, Mostly"
  • Slide does not identify him as an instructor; listed among notable trainees/alumni
  • Listed on Notable Ritchie Boys slides; no ASN found in the class roster import
  • Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides (source).

Gallery

Use the Upload for this soldier box below (log in required), or Special:Upload. Profile photos: check Use as profile photo.

Technical record

Field Imported value
row_source notable_slides_manual

Sources