Mills, Benjamin W. Jr (025836): Difference between revisions
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|awards_extra=Killed in action. Listed in [[By The Numbers/Awards]] (from ''Ritchie Boy Secrets'' by Beverley Driver Eddy). | |awards_extra=Killed in action. Listed in [[By The Numbers/Awards]] (from ''Ritchie Boy Secrets'' by Beverley Driver Eddy). | ||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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The timeline research also records Graduate of The Citadel. 7/15/1944 Died in combat in Ardennes, Belgium. | |||
== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
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== Timeline == | |||
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* 12/2/1943 Started Class 14 (PI). | |||
* 6/6/1944 Landed on Utah Beach with 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Div. | |||
* 1920 Born in U.S. | |||
* 1st Lt (ASN: 025836). | |||
* Awarded Silver Star for bravery. | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* Camp Ritchie | * 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 | |||
* 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) | ||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Benjamin W. Jr Mills for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed) | |||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Mills, Benjamin W. Jr for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: BENJAMIN W. MILLS Jr.docx) | |||