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'''[[Sturley, Eric Avern (01046290)|Eric Avern Sturley]]''' (9 June 1915 – 23 March 2010) was a Ritchie Boy (from Great Britain) who trained at Camp Ritchie.
'''[[Sturley, Eric Avern (01046290)|Eric Avern Sturley]]''' (9 June 1915 – 23 March 2010) was a Britain-born Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie and later taught mathematics at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Eric was born on June 9, 1915 in Dibden, England.
Eric Avern Sturley was born on 9 June 1915 in Dibden, England. He spent a year of high school in Germany and later took part in the Experiment in International Living. He earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics at Yale, did graduate work there in 1940–41 while serving as a freshman counselor, and taught mathematics, German, and skiing at the Berkshire School in Sheffield, Massachusetts, the following year.


Eric spent a year of high school in Germany, and participated as a student and leader in the Experiment in International living. Eric continued his education and completed his Masters degree in Mathematics at Yale, and then earned a Doctorate of Education degree from Columbia University. Sturley performed administrative duties as the head of the graduate school, and the Dean’s College.
Sturley was inducted into the Army in May 1942 and commissioned a second lieutenant that November at the Antiaircraft School at Camp Davis, North Carolina. After stations at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts, Fort Washington, and Camp Ritchie, Maryland, he went overseas in April 1943 and served as an interpreter and intelligence officer in North Africa and Europe. He remained in the Army Reserve after the war and retired as a lieutenant colonel.


Eric made arrangements to donate his body to Washington University Medical School. He attended Yale University, where he received a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics. His post graduate studies were interrupted by WWII.
He later completed a Doctorate of Education at Columbia University, taught briefly at Allegheny College in Pennsylvania, and joined the faculty of Southern Illinois University at Alton before the Edwardsville campus was built. At SIUE he held graduate-school and Dean’s College administrative duties and led education-partnership teams to Bamako, Mali, and Kathmandu, Nepal. He died on 23 March 2010.
 
School at Camp Davis, NC. He taught briefly at Allegheny College in Pennsylvania, and then joined the faculty of Southern Illinois University in Alton IL prior to the construction of the Edwardsville campus.
 
He was stationed at camp Edwards, Mass., for several months and afterwards at Fort Washington and then Camp Ritchie.
 
He was inducted into the Army in May 1942, and that November he received a commission as a Second Lieutenant at the A.A. He was sent overseas April 1943, and he served in the US Army as an interpreter and intelligence officer in North Africa and throughout the campaign in Europe. Eric enjoyed bicycling, tennis, and was a member of the St.
 
He became fluent in both German and French. He also led two teams of educators in a partnership between SIU and the U.S. Agency for International Development to Bamako, Mali and Kathmandu, Nepal.
 
The missions were to help improve secondary educational systems in 3rd world countries. Louis Soaring Association, and of the St.
 
Following WWII, he remained in the Army reserves and retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. In addition to his duties as a math professor at SIUE, Dr.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
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* Yale / wartime service summary from a 1937-era Yale seven-year book excerpt in the RB Archive folder (street address omitted).


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* 9 June 1915 — Born in Dibden, England.
* Yale — Bachelor’s in mathematics; graduate work and freshman counselor, 1940–41.
* 1941–42 — Taught mathematics, German, and skiing at Berkshire School, Sheffield, Massachusetts.
* May 1942 — Inducted into the U.S. Army.
* November 1942 — Commissioned second lieutenant, Antiaircraft School, Camp Davis, North Carolina.
* Camp Edwards, Massachusetts; Fort Washington; Camp Ritchie, Maryland.
* April 1943 — Went overseas; interpreter / intelligence officer, North Africa and Europe.
* Postwar — Army Reserve; retired lieutenant colonel; Ed.D., Columbia; faculty at Allegheny College and SIUE.
* 23 March 2010 — Died.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* [https://www.weberfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Eric-Sturley-221859/#!/Obituary Weber Funeral Home — Eric Sturley obituary]
* Yale seven-year book excerpt for Eric A. Sturley (RB Archive “Eric A. Sturley”; scan uploaded to Gallery)
* 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

Revision as of 17:55, 16 September 2026

Eric Avern Sturley
Personal details
Born9 June 1915
Dibden, England
Died23 March 2010
NativityGreat Britain
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN01046290
RankLieutenant Colonel
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Eric Avern Sturley (9 June 1915 – 23 March 2010) was a Britain-born Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie and later taught mathematics at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Biography

Eric Avern Sturley was born on 9 June 1915 in Dibden, England. He spent a year of high school in Germany and later took part in the Experiment in International Living. He earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics at Yale, did graduate work there in 1940–41 while serving as a freshman counselor, and taught mathematics, German, and skiing at the Berkshire School in Sheffield, Massachusetts, the following year.

Sturley was inducted into the Army in May 1942 and commissioned a second lieutenant that November at the Antiaircraft School at Camp Davis, North Carolina. After stations at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts, Fort Washington, and Camp Ritchie, Maryland, he went overseas in April 1943 and served as an interpreter and intelligence officer in North Africa and Europe. He remained in the Army Reserve after the war and retired as a lieutenant colonel.

He later completed a Doctorate of Education at Columbia University, taught briefly at Allegheny College in Pennsylvania, and joined the faculty of Southern Illinois University at Alton before the Edwardsville campus was built. At SIUE he held graduate-school and Dean’s College administrative duties and led education-partnership teams to Bamako, Mali, and Kathmandu, Nepal. He died on 23 March 2010.

Research notes

  • Yale / wartime service summary from a 1937-era Yale seven-year book excerpt in the RB Archive folder (street address omitted).

Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 95
row_source demographics

Timeline

  • 9 June 1915 — Born in Dibden, England.
  • Yale — Bachelor’s in mathematics; graduate work and freshman counselor, 1940–41.
  • 1941–42 — Taught mathematics, German, and skiing at Berkshire School, Sheffield, Massachusetts.
  • May 1942 — Inducted into the U.S. Army.
  • November 1942 — Commissioned second lieutenant, Antiaircraft School, Camp Davis, North Carolina.
  • Camp Edwards, Massachusetts; Fort Washington; Camp Ritchie, Maryland.
  • April 1943 — Went overseas; interpreter / intelligence officer, North Africa and Europe.
  • Postwar — Army Reserve; retired lieutenant colonel; Ed.D., Columbia; faculty at Allegheny College and SIUE.
  • 23 March 2010 — Died.

Sources

  • Weber Funeral Home — Eric Sturley obituary
  • Yale seven-year book excerpt for Eric A. Sturley (RB Archive “Eric A. Sturley”; scan uploaded to Gallery)
  • 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 2022-12-18 (1 post)
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