Duckworth, William R. (01057723)

William R. Duckworth
Personal details
Born	1921
Died	25 April 2006
Nativity	United States
Religion	Protestant
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Arm / service	Coast Artillery Corps
ASN	01057723
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Camp Ritchie	Class 18 (13 April – 10 June 1944)
Section	6E

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William R. Duckworth (1921 – 25 April 2006) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 18.

Biography

Williams was a descendant of original California pioneer families, the Duckworths and Underwoods of Monterey and Bramers of Corral de Tierra. William was discharged in 1946 as a 1st Lieutenant. William passed away April 25, 2006 at the age of 84. He was born Oct. 27, 1921, in Salinas. He enlisted in the Monterey 11th Army Horse Cavalry, February of 1942. In 1943, he attended OCA, specialized in antiaircraft artillery and intelligence. He was stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, Camp Ritchie, MD., Camp Lockett, Calif. He graduated from University of California, Berkeley in 1948 with a degree in agricultural economics. He worked as executive with Spreckels Sugar Company in Woodland and Salinas until retirement in 1983.

Research notes

• Also Class 16 JapOB

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	85
Class_ASN	57723
Class_Name	DUCKWORTH, William R.
match_method	asn_partial_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 2022-12-04 (1 post)