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| Andrew F. Rolle | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Nativity | United States |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch | |
| Arm / service | Transportation Corps |
| ASN | 01948042 |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 24 (26 October – 29 December 1944) |
| Section | 6C |
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Andrew F. Rolle (ASN 01948042) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 24.
Biography
Ritchie Boy Andrew Rolle was on the faculty of Occidental College until his retirement in 1988. After he retired, Professor Rolle served as a research scholar at the Huntington Library. Rolle published more than 20 books on the history of California, the American West, ethics, and psychohistory—a bibliography worthy of the Robert Glass Cleland Professor of American History Emeritus. Among his history books was The Lost Cause/The Confederate Exodus to Mexico (see below).
Research notes
- Instructor IV
- Italian Silver Medal
- 4/12/1922-A
Gallery
Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Class_ASN | 1948042 |
| Class_Name | ROLLE, Andrew F. |
| 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 2022-07-14 (1 post)

