Maxwell Van Meter
Personal details
Born1908
Iowa
Died2000
NativityUnited States
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN39278295
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 6 (13 March – 11 May 1943)
Section8
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Maxwell Van Meter (1908–2000) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 6.

Biography

Stanford University (AB, French). University of California (French, 4 years). Teacher and interpreter (French and German). On 18 December 1943, Graduate of Special Graduate PI Class.

Research notes

  • Pacific PI Team 5
  • Class 6 British
  • PI 5 (Pacific)

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 92
Class_ASN 39278295
Class_Name VAN METER, Maxwell
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline

  • 30 September 1943 Assigned to Faculty, Section X.
  • 4.
  • 6.
  • Assigned to PI Team 5 attached to 25th Infantry Division.

Sources

  • 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)
  • 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Maxwell Van Meter for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Van Meter, Maxwell for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: MAXWELL VAN METER.doc)