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'''Phillip A. Toomey''' (born 1907) was a ~~United States Army soldier associated with~~ Camp Ritchie~~, Maryland. Phillip enlisted at Hartford, Connecticut~~.

'''Phillip A. Toomey''' (born 1907) was a Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie.

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Philip Arthur Toomey was a Ritchie Boy. The following document came from the "Headquarters Southern Line of Communications, European Theater of Operations, United States Army, APO 89" History of G-2 Section, Headquarters, Southern Line of Communications November 20, 1944 to January 15, 1945 Philip A. Toomey was born Apr 30, 1907, in Springfield, Massachusetts. He enlisted on June 23, 1942, and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in March 1943. Prior to his commission he received training in the Military Intelligence Training Course at Camp Ritchie, took part in the landing operations in French Morocco as a part of a French Interrogation team attached to the Western Task Force, and later served as interpreter and translator in the G-2 Section of the 2d Armored Division. He came to the Section in September 1943, when it was operating in Headquarters NATOUSA, from Joint Rearmament Committee, AFHQ. He was the representative of the G-2 Section in the Headquarters, Communications Zone, Advance, where his linguistic ability, which includes fluency in French, Spanish and German, and a working knowledge of Italian, Rumanian and Russian, together with his other qualifications, proved of great value to the headquarters. He is presently serving as the Intelligence Officer of the Section. Philip Toomey passed away on Jul 10, 1991.

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* 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 2023-02-01 (1 post)

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-'''Phillip A. Toomey''' (born 1907) was a United States Army soldier associated with Camp Ritchie, Maryland. Phillip enlisted at Hartford, Connecticut.
+'''Phillip A. Toomey''' (born 1907) was a Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie.
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 == Biography ==
-''Add a biography, family details, and sources. Click Edit to change this page; no account is required.''
+Philip Arthur Toomey was a Ritchie Boy. The following document came from the "Headquarters Southern Line of Communications, European Theater of Operations, United States Army, APO 89" History of G-2 Section, Headquarters, Southern Line of Communications November 20, 1944 to January 15, 1945 Philip A. Toomey was born Apr 30, 1907, in Springfield, Massachusetts. He enlisted on June 23, 1942, and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in March 1943. Prior to his commission he received training in the Military Intelligence Training Course at Camp Ritchie, took part in the landing operations in French Morocco as a part of a French Interrogation team attached to the Western Task Force, and later served as interpreter and translator in the G-2 Section of the 2d Armored Division. He came to the Section in September 1943, when it was operating in Headquarters NATOUSA, from Joint Rearmament Committee, AFHQ. He was the representative of the G-2 Section in the Headquarters, Communications Zone, Advance, where his linguistic ability, which includes fluency in French, Spanish and German, and a working knowledge of Italian, Rumanian and Russian, together with his other qualifications, proved of great value to the headquarters. He is presently serving as the Intelligence Officer of the Section. Philip Toomey passed away on Jul 10, 1991.
 == Research notes ==
-== Gallery ==
-''After you are autoconfirmed, [[Special:Upload|upload a photo]] and add <code><nowiki>[[File:Example.jpg|thumb|caption]]</nowiki></code> here, or set <code>|photo=Example.jpg</code> in the infobox.''
 == Technical record ==
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 * 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 2023-02-01 (1 post)