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Douglas Theodore Fuller
| Douglas Theodore Fuller | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1908 |
| Died | 1976 |
| Nativity | United States |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 32758166 |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 24 (26 October – 29 December 1944) |
| Section | 6A |
| Specialty | Photo intelligence |
| Unit / division | 101st Airborne Division |
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Douglas Theodore Fuller (1908–1976) was a Ritchie Boy (Class 24) trained in photo intelligence who served with the 101st Airborne Division in France and Germany in 1945.
Biography
Douglas Theodore Fuller was born in 1908. Before and after the war he worked in insurance adjustment; a postwar biographical note places him as a branch manager for General Adjustment Bureau in Huntington, West Virginia. He married Kathryn Rinard; their daughter Ruth was born in 1948.
During the war Fuller spent about nine months studying Swedish language and customs at the University of Minnesota, then trained in photo intelligence at Camp Ritchie (Class 24). In May–September 1945 he served in France and Germany with the 101st Airborne Division after Bastogne; he wrote that he was not present for the Battle of the Bulge itself.
He died in 1976.
Research notes
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Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 68 |
| Class_ASN | 32758166 |
| Class_Name | FULLER, Douglas T. |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Timeline
- 1908 — Born.
- Nine months — Swedish language and customs study, University of Minnesota.
- Camp Ritchie Class 24 — photo intelligence training.
- May–September 1945 — France and Germany with 101st Airborne Division (after Bastogne).
- Postwar — Branch manager, General Adjustment Bureau, Huntington, West Virginia; married Kathryn Rinard (daughter Ruth, 1948).
- 1976 — Died.
Sources
- Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page material previously linked to this profile (2022-12-17)
- Postwar biographical / yearbook sketch for Douglas Theodore Fuller (RB Archive DOCX/JPG 3310030_000162; private copy, not uploaded)
- 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)
- Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-12-17 (1 post)