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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Wiki profile records list Guy A. Wiggins (ASN 19180524). He was born 1920, nativity United States, Protestant. Service fields include Camp Ritchie class 26; class rank T/5; overseas service. Roster notes also show enlisted at Los Angeles California; education listed as 2 years of college; civilian occupation listed as Technicians except laboratory; marital status Single without dependents. | |||
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Ritchie Boy Guy Wiggins volunteered in WWII and trained at Camp Ritchie. | |||
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Revision as of 23:09, 23 August 2026
| Guy A. Wiggins | |
|---|---|
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1920 |
| Nativity | United States |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 19180524 |
| Rank | Technician Fifth Grade |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 26 (3 January – 3 March 1945) |
| Section | 4H |
| Enlisted | Los Angeles, California |
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Guy A. Wiggins (born 1920) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 26.
Biography
Wiki profile records list Guy A. Wiggins (ASN 19180524). He was born 1920, nativity United States, Protestant. Service fields include Camp Ritchie class 26; class rank T/5; overseas service. Roster notes also show enlisted at Los Angeles California; education listed as 2 years of college; civilian occupation listed as Technicians except laboratory; marital status Single without dependents.
Wiggins came from a family of artists.
Ritchie Boy Guy Wiggins volunteered in WWII and trained at Camp Ritchie.
Research notes
- Artist
- 8/23/1920-A
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Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Nara ASN | 19180524 |
| Nara Name | WIGGINS GUY A |
| Nara State | 91 |
| Nara County | 73 |
| Nara POE | 9141 |
| Nara DOE | 71142 |
| Nara Grade Alpha | PVT |
| Nara Grade Code | 8 |
| Nara Branch Alpha | AC |
| Nara Branch Code | 20 |
| Branch | Air Corps |
| Nara Term or Enlistment | 5 |
| Term of enlistment | Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law |
| Defer. Date | 0 |
| Nara Source | 0 |
| Nara Nativity | 11 |
| Nativity.1 | CONNECTICUT |
| Nara Year of Birth | 20 |
| Nara Race | 1 |
| Nara Race Description | White citizen |
| Nara Education | 6 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 66 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 71 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 141 |
| Class_ASN | 19180524 |
| Class_Name | WIGGINS, Guy A. |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Sources
- Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
- NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
- 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
- Facebook group posts archived under
import/facebook_posts/(Ritchie Boys of WWII)