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'At that age, it was not difficult,' Mangiardi says.
'At that age, it was not difficult,' Mangiardi says.
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The timeline research also records Worked in currency exchange (Post Office) and as laborer.


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* 2/9/1921 Born in Italy. Religion: Catholic.
* 5/17/1943 Started Class 8 (IPW It).
* Enlisted as Pvt (ASN: 36713852).
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
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* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-07-23 (2 posts)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-07-23 (2 posts)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Egidio B. Mangiardi for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Mangiardi, Egidio B. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: EGIDIO MANGIARDI.doc)

Revision as of 03:58, 31 August 2026

Egidio B. Mangiardi
Egidio B. Mangiardi
Personal details
Born1921
Spadola, Italy In 1921, Ritchie Boy Mangiardi Emigrated
Died2018
NativityItaly
ReligionCatholic
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN36713852
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 8 (17 May – 16 July 1943)
Section5E
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Egidio B. Mangiardi (1921–2018) was a Ritchie Boy (from Italy; Catholic) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 8.

Biography

Born in Spadola, Italy in 1921, Ritchie Boy Mangiardi emigrated to the United States in 1939. Fluent in multiple languages, he was sent to Camp Ritchie for training in military intelligence. -More- Fluent in several languages when he entered the military, he became part of a Military Intelligence Unit that operated throughout Europe during World War In a story written in August 2016 about RB Mangiardi's experience at Camp Ritchie, he said that, "during the intense eight week session, all ranks of soldiers studied together morning to night, learning such things as signal intelligence training and interrogation techniques.

'At that age, it was not difficult,' Mangiardi says.

Research notes

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Gallery

Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 97
Class_ASN 36713852
Class_Name MANGIARDI, Egidio B.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

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)
  • Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-07-23 (2 posts)