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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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The timeline research also records Graduated high school/college in New York; had excellent German teacher. Graduated with 16th Class (German) as T/3. In his book “Spies”, Vassiliev wrote: "In 1933, Allen was a fully recruited and undoubtedly witting Soviet (KGB) agent. Together with Drew Pearson, Allen authored the Washington Merry-Go.


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== Timeline ==
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* 4/30/1924 Born in U.S.
* Armored Regiment….
* Assigned to 2nd Cavalry.
* Assigned to Camp Ritchie.
* Assigned to IPW Team 80 attached to 3rd Army (Slattery’s uncle was C/O).
* Graduated with 16th Class (German) as T/3.
* Major Creighton Abrams served with the 4th Armored Division and the 37th.
* Remembers Col. Robert S. Allen (1900-1981) (an ‘SOB’ with a foul mouth).
* intelligence officer. In his book “Spies”, Vassiliev wrote: "In 1933, Allen was a fully recruited and undoubtedly witting Soviet (KGB) agent. Under the assigned cover name of “George Parker,” he covertly exchanged.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
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* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Burton Hastings for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Hastings, Burton for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: BURTON HASTINGS.doc)

Revision as of 03:36, 31 August 2026

Burton Hastings
Personal details
Born1924
Died2016
NativityUnited States
ReligionJewish
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32780686
RankTechnician Fifth Grade
Camp RitchieClass 16 (6 February – 5 April 1944)
Section5E
TeamIPW 80
Teammates
Team — IPW 80
These are other soldiers listed on the same team roster. People moved between teams; overlapping service dates are not always documented.
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Burton Hastings (1924–2016) was a United States Army Technician Fifth Grade who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 16.

Biography

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Research notes

  • 2nd Cavalry in U.S.

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 92
Class_ASN 32780686
Class_Name HASTINGS, Burton
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Sources

  • Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
  • Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
  • NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
  • 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
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