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Paul Munde Leake

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Paul Munde Leake
Personal details
Born1908
Died1983
NativityUnited States
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Arm / serviceSignal Corps
ASN01644522
RankSecond Lieutenant
Camp RitchieClass 7 (15 April – 12 June 1943)
Section8
TeamsIPW 1, IPW 10
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Paul Munde Leake (1908–1983) was a United States Army Second Lieutenant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 7.

Biography[edit | edit source]

He came from a well-to-do, socially-prominent, family in New York, and his education consisted of Phillips Exeter, Harvard, Crawford Foreign Service School and Williams College.

Research notes[edit | edit source]

  • Radio announcer WRUL
  • T-Force

Gallery[edit | edit source]

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 75
Class_ASN 644522
Class_Name LEAKE, Paul M.
match_method asn_partial_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • He was sent to Camp Ritchie in March 1943 and graduated with Class 7 (IPW-Ge). Served with IPW Team 10 in Europe.

Sources[edit | edit source]

  • 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 Paul Munde Leake for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Leake, Paul Munde for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: PAUL M LEAKE.doc)