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Latest revision as of 06:09, 16 September 2026
| Burton Hastings | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1924 United States |
| Died | 2016 |
| Nativity | United States |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 32780686 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Rank at Ritchie | Technician Fifth Grade |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 16 (6 February – 5 April 1944) |
| Section | 5E |
| Team | IPW 80 |
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Burton Hastings (1924–2016) was a United States Army Technician Fifth Grade who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 16.
Biography[edit | edit source]
He together with Drew Pearson, Allen authored the Washington Merry-Go. He Graduated high school/college in New York; had excellent German teacher. He Graduated with 16th Class (German) as T/3. In his book “Spies”, Vassiliev wrote: "In 1933, Allen was a fully recruited and undoubtedly witting Soviet (KGB) agent.
Research notes[edit | edit source]
- 2nd Cavalry in U.S.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Technical record[edit | edit source]
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 92 |
| Class_ASN | 32780686 |
| Class_Name | HASTINGS, Burton |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Timeline[edit | edit source]
- Born 30 April 1924 in U.S.
- intelligence officer. In his book “Spies”, Vassiliev wrote: "In 1933, Allen was a fully recruited and undoubtedly witting Soviet (KGB) agent. Under the assigned cover name of “George Parker,” he covertly exchanged.
- Armored Regiment….
- Assigned to 2nd Cavalry.
- Assigned to Camp Ritchie.
- Assigned to IPW Team 80 attached to 3rd Army (Slattery’s uncle was C/O).
- Drafted into Army (ASN 32780686 ?).
- Graduated with 16th Class (German) as T/3.
- Major Creighton Abrams served with the 4th Armored Division and the 37th.
Sources[edit | edit source]
- 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 Burton Hastings for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Hastings, Burton for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: BURTON HASTINGS.doc)