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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
After Camp Ritchie’s First Class he was among those assigned to Fort Hunt with the Military Intelligence Research Service, where German prisoners of war were interrogated. | |||
== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
* Asgd to Fort Hunt 9-19-42 | * Asgd to Fort Hunt 9-19-42 | ||
* Appears as number 8 on the [[Secret Heroes/First Class|First Class]] photo/chart. | * Appears as number 8 on the [[Secret Heroes/First Class|First Class]] photo/chart. | ||
* Mia Grosjean: assigned to Fort Hunt / Military Intelligence Research Service (German POW interrogation) after First Class | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* Dan Gross research archive (miscellaneous timeline-adjacent documents; not uploaded): ''Grosjean book or article.doc'' (Mia Grosjean, “Robert L. Grosjean and the Camp Ritchie Pioneers”) | |||
* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data | * 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 | * Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records | ||
Latest revision as of 04:05, 12 September 2026
| John F. Parker | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1898 |
| Died | 1986 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| Arm / service | Military Intelligence |
| ASN | 0472505 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Rank at Ritchie | Captain (1); Capt (1) |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 1 (27 July – 19 September 1942) |
| Specialty | IPW German |
| Unit / division | Fort Hunt |
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John F. Parker (1898–1986) was a United States Army Captain who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 1.
Biography[edit | edit source]
After Camp Ritchie’s First Class he was among those assigned to Fort Hunt with the Military Intelligence Research Service, where German prisoners of war were interrogated.
Research notes[edit | edit source]
- Asgd to Fort Hunt 9-19-42
- Appears as number 8 on the First Class photo/chart.
- Mia Grosjean: assigned to Fort Hunt / Military Intelligence Research Service (German POW interrogation) after First Class
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Technical record[edit | edit source]
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 88 |
| Class_ASN | 472505 |
| Class_Name | PARKER, John F. |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Sources[edit | edit source]
- Dan Gross research archive (miscellaneous timeline-adjacent documents; not uploaded): Grosjean book or article.doc (Mia Grosjean, “Robert L. Grosjean and the Camp Ritchie Pioneers”)
- 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)
- First Class chart (Camp Ritchie: The First Class chart)