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'''Jerome D. Salinger''' — CIC Short Course; Novelist, "The Catcher in the Rye". Summary from a Notable Ritchie Boys slide ([https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1EWiegWT3PMxAFXS7MZLxFFLMZg0265GK5_Axp_XnzWM source]).
'''Jerome D. Salinger''' — CIC Short Course; Novelist, "The Catcher in the Rye". Summary from a Notable Ritchie Boys slide ([https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1EWiegWT3PMxAFXS7MZLxFFLMZg0265GK5_Axp_XnzWM source]).


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== Research notes ==
The timeline research also records 1939 Entered Ursinus College, but left after nine weeks. 6/1936 Graduated from Valley Forge Military Academy. 9/1936 Entered New York University as freshman. 12/1941 Worked for short period as an entertainer on the MS Kungsholm in the. “Just as Salinger's career was taking off, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and he was drafted into the army. He joined the 12th Infantry Regiment of the 4th Infantry Division where he received additional CIC training. During the time between his arrival in Britain and D-day, Salinger completed six chapters of a novel about a character very much like his own teenage self. In 1999, Paul Alexander published “J. (Information derived mainly from published biographies and Internet sources). Kenneth Slawenski, who wrote the “definitive” biography “J. Salinger: A Life”, published in 2011, noted that Salinger was stationed at Fort Holabird, MD between Oct. To judge by letters and short stories he wrote at about this time, the experience of war had a traumatic effect on him. Returned to Fort Holabird.
* 207th CIC
* J. D. Salinger: A Life
* CIC Short Course
* Novelist, "The Catcher in the Rye"
* Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides ([https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1EWiegWT3PMxAFXS7MZLxFFLMZg0265GK5_Axp_XnzWM source]).


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== Research notes ==
* 207th CIC
* J. D. Salinger: A Life
* CIC Short Course
* Novelist, "The Catcher in the Rye"
* Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides ([https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1EWiegWT3PMxAFXS7MZLxFFLMZg0265GK5_Axp_XnzWM source]).
== Timeline ==
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* 1/1/1919 Born in New York City.
* 10/3/1943 Transferred to the Counter Intelligence Corps at Fort Holabird, MD.
* 11/15/1943 Started 2-week Counter Intelligence Course (B-6) at Camp Ritchie.
* On Nov. 15, 1943 Special Order 274 Para. 9 assigned Cpl Jerome D. Salinger ASN 32325200 to Company G where he completed Special Class B-6 on Nov 26, 1943. He was released from duty at Camp Ritchie on Nov. 28, 1943.
* http://www.towntopics.com/wordpress/2012/06/06/a-d-day-salute-to-lt-paul-fussell-and-staff-sgt-j-d-salinger/.
* Assigned to 207th CIC Detachment attached to 4th Infantry Division.
* Joined 4th Infantry Division.
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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 Jerome D. Salinger for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 2 source documents reviewed)
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Salinger, Jerome D. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 2 source files: J. D. SALINGER.doc, J. D. SALINGER.docx.doc)

Revision as of 04:22, 31 August 2026

Jerome D. Salinger
Jerome D. Salinger
Personal details
Birth nameJ. D. Salinger
Born1919
Died2010
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32325200
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Jerome D. Salinger (1919–2010) was a United States Army soldier associated with Camp Ritchie, Maryland.

Biography

Jerome D. Salinger — CIC Short Course; Novelist, "The Catcher in the Rye". Summary from a Notable Ritchie Boys slide (source).

Research notes

  • 207th CIC
  • J. D. Salinger: A Life
  • CIC Short Course
  • Novelist, "The Catcher in the Rye"
  • Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides (source).

Gallery

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Technical record

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Approx Age at Death 91
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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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