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'''Nils A. Kindwall''' (died 2021) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie. | '''[[Kindwall, Nils A. (0528788)|Nils A. Kindwall]]''' (died 2021) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie. | ||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
I regret to inform our Community of the passing of another Ritchie Boy this year. RB Nils Kindwall died on February 15, 2021. A graduate of Princeton, he "was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and assigned to the 78th Infantry Division as an artillery forward observer before being reassigned to Army Intelligence. He retired from the U.S. Army as a Captain and continued his education at Columbia University earning an MBA in 1948." | I regret to inform our Community of the passing of another Ritchie Boy this year. RB [[Kindwall, Nils A. (0528788)|Nils Kindwall]] died on February 15, 2021. A graduate of Princeton, he "was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and assigned to the 78th Infantry Division as an artillery forward observer before being reassigned to Army Intelligence. He retired from the U.S. Army as a Captain and continued his education at Columbia University earning an MBA in 1948." | ||
== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
Revision as of 12:44, 26 August 2026
| Nils A. Kindwall | |
|---|---|
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| Personal details | |
| Died | 2021 |
| Nativity | United States |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 0528788 |
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Nils A. Kindwall (died 2021) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie.
Biography
I regret to inform our Community of the passing of another Ritchie Boy this year. RB Nils Kindwall died on February 15, 2021. A graduate of Princeton, he "was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and assigned to the 78th Infantry Division as an artillery forward observer before being reassigned to Army Intelligence. He retired from the U.S. Army as a Captain and continued his education at Columbia University earning an MBA in 1948."
Research notes
- 9/7/1923-A
Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| row_source | demographics |
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)
- Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-07-27 (1 post)
- Facebook-linked source: bit.ly