Robert Sellers Campbell

Robert Sellers Campbell
Personal details
Born	7 June 1921 Pipestone, Minnesota
Died	10 February 2010
Nativity	United States
Religion	Protestant
Awards	Bronze Star; Purple Heart
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Arm / service	Field Artillery
ASN	01176570
Rank	Captain
Rank at Ritchie	Second Lieutenant
Camp Ritchie	Class 9 (21 June – 18 August 1943)
Section	6B

Awards and honors

Bronze Star	Purple Heart

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Robert Sellers Campbell (7 June 1921 – 10 February 2010) was a United States Army officer who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 9 and served in the Southwest Pacific.

Biography

Robert Sellers Campbell was born on 7 June 1921 in Pipestone, Minnesota. He entered the Army on 16 July 1942 in the Field Artillery and trained at Camp Swift, Texas; Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Camp Roberts and other West Coast posts; the University of Washington; Camp Ritchie (Class 9); and Camp Clatsop, Oregon.

Overseas from 7 March 1944 to 3 January 1946, Campbell served in the Southwest Pacific with engagements at Leyte, Hollandia, western Luzon and Bataan, and Mindanao. He received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart among other theater awards and was discharged as a captain at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, on 25 March 1946 after forty-four months’ service. Campbell died on 10 February 2010.

Research notes

• Prior live bio OCR wrongly had “entered service on July 16, 1924”; packet supports 16 July 1942.

Gallery

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  Robert Sellers Campbell in wartime uniform (RB Archive)
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  Robert S. Campbell local service summary (RB Archive)

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Class_ASN	176570
Class_Name	CAMPBELL, Robert S.
match_method	asn_partial_name_exact
row_source	both

Timeline

• 7 June 1921 — Born in Pipestone, Minnesota.
• 16 July 1942 — Entered service (Field Artillery).
• Class 9 — Trained at Camp Ritchie.
• 7 March 1944 — Went overseas to the Southwest Pacific.
• 1944–1945 — Leyte, Hollandia, western Luzon/Bataan, Mindanao.
• 3 January 1946 — Returned to the United States.
• 25 March 1946 — Discharged as captain, Camp McCoy, Wisconsin.
• 10 February 2010 — Died.

Sources

• Robert S. Campbell local service summary (RB Archive)
• Robert Sellers Campbell in wartime uniform (RB Archive)
• Fold3 SSDI, Robert Sellers Campbell
• Fold3 WWII Army enlistment record, Robert S. Campbell
• RB Archive local-service summary sheet, Robert S. Campbell packet
• 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 2023-02-09 (1 post)