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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
John was born September 7, 1918.
John Wright Pyne was born on 7 September 1918. He prepared at Groton and studied modern languages and literature at Princeton, where he also played football, polo, and rugby.


Graduated from Fort Sill as 2nd Lieutenant on October 15, 1942 and shipped to Military Intelligence Training Center at Camp Ritchie, Maryland. Graduated December 24, 1942. In college he concentrated in modern languages and literature, won freshman football numerals, played polo and rugby, and was a member of Ivy Club.
Pyne enlisted in Troop F, 101st Cavalry, on 14 January 1941 and was commissioned at Fort Sill on 15 October 1942. After graduating from Camp Ritchie (Class 3), he instructed there and served with the 45th and 31st Infantry Divisions before joining the G-2 section of the 2nd Armored Division in England. He landed in Normandy on 10 June 1944, was wounded near Saint-Lô on 30 July, and received the Purple Heart; later assignments took him to Paris and Bremerhaven.


He enlisted as private in Troop F, 101st Cavalry 14 January 1941 and went with that Regiment to Fort Devens.
Discharged as a captain on 24 January 1946, Pyne later returned to Army intelligence during the Korean War. He worked in banking and with New York brokerage firms before retiring in 1974 and died on 15 September 1999.
 
Instructed at Camp Ritchie until April 1943 and then joined G-2 Section 45th Division at Camp Pickett, Virginia. Recalled from 45th Division in June 1943 and was attached to 158th Regiment, 31st Division on maneuvers in Louisiana with a Military Intelligence Team (object was to show Staff of the Regiment how the Military Intelligence Sections worked in the field.) From September 1943 to January 1944 again instructed at Camp Ritchie.
 
John left for England in January 1944 and in April was attached to G-2 Section, 2nd Armored Division at Tidmouth, England. Landed in Normandy on June 10th, 1944 and was slightly wounded on July 30 in Notre Dame de Neuilly, South of St. Completed mission with the 2nd Armored Division on September 26, 1944, and left the outfit at Maastricht, Holland.
 
Served with the 17th Port as Intelligence Officer in Bremerhaven, Germany from July to October 1945. Captain John Wright Pyne was discharged January 24, 1946. He prepared at Groton, where he was active in sports and publications.
 
Lo when serving with the 82nd Reconnaissance Division. Recalled to Military Intelligence Section Headquarters Paris where he remained as Communications Officer until V-Day. During the Korean War, he served as an Army intelligence officer.
 
He worked in banking and with several NYC brokerage firms before he retired in 1974.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* Fr 423
* Fr 423
* The source's '82nd Reconnaissance Division' is treated as the 2nd Armored Division's 82nd Reconnaissance Battalion; biography avoids repeating the apparent OCR error.


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== Timeline ==
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* 7 September 1918 — Born.
* 14 January 1941 — Enlisted in Troop F, 101st Cavalry.
* 15 October 1942 — Commissioned a second lieutenant at Fort Sill.
* 24 December 1942 — Graduated from Camp Ritchie (Class 3); later served there as an instructor.
* 10 June 1944 — Landed in Normandy with the 2nd Armored Division.
* 30 July 1944 — Wounded near Saint-Lô; received the Purple Heart.
* July–October 1945 — Intelligence officer with the 17th Port at Bremerhaven.
* 24 January 1946 — Discharged as a captain.
* Korean War — Returned to Army intelligence service.
* 1974 — Retired from banking and brokerage work.
* 15 September 1999 — Died.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* RB Archive: ''Pelliana: Military Records of the Pell Family, 1939–1945'', pp. 33–35
* [https://paw.princeton.edu/memorial/john-wright-pyne-%E2%80%9940 Princeton Alumni Weekly — John Wright Pyne ’40 memorial]
* 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
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