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'''Samuel M. III Vauclain''' (1915 – 20 November 2007) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 3.
'''Samuel Matthews Vauclain III''' (3 July 1915 &ndash; 20 November 2007) was a United States Army officer who trained and taught at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 3]].
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Samuel was born in Bryn Mawr, PA on July 3, 1915.
Samuel Matthews Vauclain III was born on 3 July 1915 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He attended the Haverford School, graduated from the Lawrenceville School in 1933, and finished Princeton University in 1938 (Elm Club). He then worked as a geological scout for the Sun Oil Company in Mississippi.


He attended The Haverford School, graduating from The Lawrenceville School in 1933. He graduated from Princeton University in 1938 and was a member of The Elm Club. After graduation, he went to work as a geological scout for the Sun Oil Company in Mississippi.
Drafted on 10 December 1941, Vauclain trained at Fort Bragg and was commissioned a second lieutenant in October 1942. At Camp Ritchie (Class 3) he taught a terrain-intelligence course. Shipped to the South Pacific in January 1944, he served in intelligence at Lae, Finschhafen, and Hollandia in New Guinea and later in the Philippines, receiving the Bronze Star and Philippine Liberation recognition. He left the Army as a captain in January 1946 and returned to a long career as a Sun Oil geologist. Vauclain died on 20 November 2007.
 
Drafted into the Army on December 10, 1941, he completed his basic training at Fort Bragg. Sill, OK, Sam was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in October 1942, and transferred to the Military Intelligence Training Center at Camp Ritchie, MD where he taught a terrain intelligence course.
 
In January 1944, he was shipped to the South Pacific, serving in the Intelligence Service at Lae, Finchhaven and Hollandia in New Guinea. He collected the Bronze Star Medal and Philippine Liberation Award, leaving the Army as a Captain in January 1946. In 1947, he was transferred to Jackson, MS as assistant district geologist, and, in 1952, he was moved to Sun Oil's Philadelphia headquarters as regional staff geologist.
 
Appointed Head Staff Geologist in 1956 for Sun's U.S. Vauclain returned to work with Sun Oil's exploration office in Tallahassee. Then on to Leyte and Luzon in the Philippines and finally to Manila.
 
Several years later, he became Treasurer of Thomas Jefferson Hospital's The Penny Wise Thrift Shop in Ardmore until the mid-90's.
 
And Canadian operations, he served in this capacity until April 1971 when he took early retirement. Samuel Matthews Vauclain, III died on November 20, 2007 at the age of 92.


== Research notes ==
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* 3 July 1915 — Born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
* 1938 — Graduated Princeton University.
* 10 December 1941 — Drafted into the U.S. Army.
* October 1942 — Commissioned second lieutenant.
* Class 3 — Taught terrain intelligence at Camp Ritchie.
* January 1944 — Deployed to the South Pacific (New Guinea; later Philippines).
* January 1946 — Left the Army as a captain; Bronze Star.
* 20 November 2007 — Died.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* RB Archive packet for Samuel Matthews Vauclain
* [https://www.chadwickmckinney.com/obituaries/SamuelMatthews-VauclainIII-121/#!/Obituary Samuel Matthews Vauclain III obituary (Chadwick & McKinney)]
* 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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