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Gardner Botsford
| Gardner Botsford | |
|---|---|
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1917 |
| Died | 2004 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 10 (23 July – 20 September 1943) |
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Gardner Botsford (1917–2004) was a United States Army soldier who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 10.
Biography
Gardner Botsford — Editor, New Yorker; author of "Life of Privilege, Mostly". Summary from a Notable Ritchie Boys slide (source).
Research notes
- Class 10 (per Notable Ritchie Boys slide)
- Editor, New Yorker
- Author, "Life of Privilege, Mostly"
- Slide does not identify him as an instructor; listed among notable trainees/alumni
- Listed on Notable Ritchie Boys slides; no ASN found in the class roster import
- Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides (source).
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Technical record
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