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Gordon B. Culp
Personal details
Born1920
Died1944
NativityUnited States
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN36160021
RankSergeant
Rank at RitchieCorporal
Camp RitchieClass 8 (17 May – 16 July 1943)
Section6A
EnlistedKalamazoo, Michigan
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Gordon B. Culp (1920–1944) was a United States Army Corporal who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 8. Gordon enlisted at Kalamazoo, Michigan.

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 24
Nara ASN 36160021
Nara Name CULP GORDON B
Nara State 2
Nara County 149
Nara POE 6255
Nara DOE 260941
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Branch Alpha BI
Nara Branch Code 0
Branch Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Nara Term or Enlistment 0
Term of enlistment Unknown
Defer. Date 0
Nara Source 0
Nara Nativity 62
Nativity.1 MICHIGAN
Nara Year of Birth 20
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 5
Nara Civilian Occupation 232
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 65
Nara Weight (lbs) 128
Class_ASN 36160021
Class_Name CULP, Gordon B.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID BBD69602-EC61-4018-B4EC-9C2D8AE58432
Census_State MICHIGAN
Census_Relate Child
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 20
Census_BirthYear 1920
Census_Marital Never married/single
Census_Race White
Census_BPL MICHIGAN
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Educ 2 years of college
Census_OCC 998

Timeline

  • 16 July 1943 — Graduated Class 8 (PI).
  • One of four Ritchie Boys who were members of an Air Force Reconnaissance Group and who died when the Liberty ship USS Paul Hamilton on which they were traveling was hit by an aerial torpedo while in the Mediterranean in April 1944.

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)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Gordon B. Culp for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Culp, Gordon B. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: GORDON P. CULP.doc)