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'''Ervin J. Carroll''' (1916&ndash;1983) was a United States Army First Lieutenant who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 22]].
'''Ervin J. Carroll''' (1916–1983) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Catholic) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 22.
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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Carroll was a Ritchie Boy. Erwin was born January 13, 1916. His Army service began in the early 1940's with Gen. Patton, commander of the 2nd Armored Division, during training at Fort Benning, GA. He also served as an interpreter of Portuguese for U.S. forces in Brazil, and was an instructor specializing in Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish map work at the Military Intelligence Training Center, at Camp Ritchie, MD. He taught techniques of interrogating prisoners of war at the Ground General School, Fort Riley, KS., and was also assistant commander of the 3rd Army Intelligence School at Fort Bragg, NC. Later he served as chief U.S. Intelligence instructor at the Phillipine Armed Forces Intelligence School. An Army professor, certified in the instruction of French, he studied Spanish in Panama, and Japanese in Tokyo. His service included extensive travel in the Orient, South Pacific, South Atlantic and South and Central America. After retirement from the Army, he was a substitute teacher for the Swansea school system, retiring in 1981. Carroll passed away on April 19, 1983 at the age of 67.


== Research notes ==
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== Technical record ==
== Technical record ==
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* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-12-02 (1 post)

Revision as of 03:48, 26 August 2026

Ervin J. Carroll
Personal details
Born1916
Died1983
NativityUnited States
ReligionCatholic
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Arm / serviceQuartermaster Corps
ASN0383996
RankFirst Lieutenant
Camp RitchieClass 22 (23 August – 21 October 1944)
Section6C
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Ervin J. Carroll (1916–1983) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Catholic) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 22.

Biography

Carroll was a Ritchie Boy. Erwin was born January 13, 1916. His Army service began in the early 1940's with Gen. Patton, commander of the 2nd Armored Division, during training at Fort Benning, GA. He also served as an interpreter of Portuguese for U.S. forces in Brazil, and was an instructor specializing in Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish map work at the Military Intelligence Training Center, at Camp Ritchie, MD. He taught techniques of interrogating prisoners of war at the Ground General School, Fort Riley, KS., and was also assistant commander of the 3rd Army Intelligence School at Fort Bragg, NC. Later he served as chief U.S. Intelligence instructor at the Phillipine Armed Forces Intelligence School. An Army professor, certified in the instruction of French, he studied Spanish in Panama, and Japanese in Tokyo. His service included extensive travel in the Orient, South Pacific, South Atlantic and South and Central America. After retirement from the Army, he was a substitute teacher for the Swansea school system, retiring in 1981. Carroll passed away on April 19, 1983 at the age of 67.

Research notes

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 67
Class_ASN 383996
Class_Name CARROLL, Ervin J.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Sources

  • Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
  • 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 2022-12-02 (1 post)