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* Camp Ritchie | * 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) | * 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) | ||
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-12-21 (1 post) | * Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-12-21 (1 post) | ||
Revision as of 04:15, 31 August 2026
| William Ellsworth Pringle | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 June 1916 Pennsylvania |
| Died | 1995 |
| Nativity | United States |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| Arm / service | Coast Artillery Corps |
| ASN | 0383831 |
| Rank | First Lieutenant |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 16 (6 February – 5 April 1944) |
| Section | 6B |
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William Ellsworth Pringle (13 June 1916 – 1995) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 16.
Biography
. William was born June 13, 1916 in Pennsylvania. Captain William Ellsworth Pringle was awarded the European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, American Campaign Medal, and the WWII Victory Medal. William passed away on Feb 17, 1995. He graduated with a B.S. in Business Administration from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh in 1939. He took courses in Metallurgy at Pennsylvania State College in 1941. He was employed with Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, studying customers' requirements, conducted time studies and improved operations practices, and was Production Engineer from 1939 to 1942. He served in World War II, from April 27, 1942, to May 22, 1946 as intelligence Staff Officer, with the rank of First Lieutenant. He was the Intelligence Officer of an Antiaircraft Automatic Weapons battalion, and later an Aerial Photo Interpreter. He instructed in photo interpretation and became supervisor of instruction in intelligence at the Military Intelligence Training Center, Camp Ritchie, Maryland as a Captain. He was Economics Officer in Military Government and coordinated reports of surveys made of steel plants in the American Occupation zone in Germany. Later, he served as metals industries representative on the German Standard-of-Living Board, Office of Military Government.
Research notes
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Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 79 |
| Class_ASN | 383831 |
| Class_Name | PRINGLE, William E. |
| 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 2022-12-21 (1 post)