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Andrew F. Rolle
| Andrew F. Rolle | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Nativity | United States |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| Arm / service | Transportation Corps |
| ASN | 01948042 |
| Rank | First Lieutenant |
| Rank at Ritchie | Second Lieutenant |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 24 (26 October – 29 December 1944) |
| Section | 6C |
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Andrew F. Rolle (ASN 01948042) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 24.
Biography[edit | edit source]
He attended Occidental College 1952-1988. Andrew Rolle was on the faculty of Occidental College until his retirement in 1988. Andrew worked as a author of books dealing with Italian-Americans, California, etc. After he retired, Professor Rolle served as a research scholar at the Huntington Library. Among his history books was The Lost Cause/The Confederate Exodus to Mexico (see below).
Research notes[edit | edit source]
- Instructor IV
- 4/12/1922-A
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Technical record[edit | edit source]
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Class_ASN | 1948042 |
| Class_Name | ROLLE, Andrew F. |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Timeline[edit | edit source]
- Italian Silver Medal.
- Promoted to 1st Lt. (ASN: 01948042).
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)
- Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-07-14 (1 post)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Andrew F. Rolle for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 2 source documents reviewed)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Rolle, Andrew F. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 2 source files: ANDREW F.ROLLE.doc, ANDREW F.ROLLE.docx)