Virgil Standish Mallory
Personal details
Birth nameV. Standish Mallory Stan Mallory
Born14 July 1919
Englewood, New Jersey
Died15 February 2003
Seattle, Washington
NativityUnited States
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN32597411
RankStaff Sergeant
Rank at RitchiePrivate First Class
Camp RitchieClass 17 (11 March – 8 May 1944)
Section6B
EnlistedNewark, New Jersey
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Virgil Standish “Stan” Mallory (14 July 1919 – 15 February 2003) was a United States Army intelligence soldier who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 17 and later became a University of Washington geology professor.

Biography edit

Virgil Standish Mallory was born on 14 July 1919 in Englewood, New Jersey, and grew up in East Orange. A pianist from age five, he won an Oberlin College scholarship in piano while majoring in geological sciences and played alto sax in a high-school jazz band that sometimes sat in with Duke Ellington’s orchestra.

During World War II he served in Army specialized training in German area and language at Amherst College (1943) and in military intelligence at Camp Ritchie (1944, Class 17), serving as a staff sergeant in the Pacific theater.

After the war he finished at Oberlin, married Miriam (“Mimi”), and earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in paleontology at the University of California, Berkeley. He joined the University of Washington faculty in 1952, later becoming professor and curator of paleontology and geology at the Burke Museum. Mallory died on 15 February 2003 in Seattle.

Research notes edit

  • OB 39
  • Expand middle name Standish in first/middle params.

Gallery edit

Technical record edit

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 84
Nara ASN 32597411
Nara Name MALLORY VIRGIL S
Nara State 22
Nara County 13
Nara POE 2252
Nara DOE 51242
Nara Grade Alpha PV0
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Branch Alpha BI
Nara Branch Code 0
Branch Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Nara Term or Enlistment 5
Term of enlistment Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Defer. Date 0
Nara Source 0
Nara Nativity 22
Nativity.1 NEW JERSEY
Nara Year of Birth 19
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 8
Nara Civilian Occupation 992
Nara Marital Status 6
Nara Height (inches) 73
Nara Weight (lbs) 187
Class_ASN 32597411
Class_Name MALLORY, Virgil S.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline edit

  • 14 July 1919 — Born in Englewood, New Jersey.
  • 1943 — Army specialized training, German area and language, Amherst College.
  • 1944 — Military intelligence training at Camp Ritchie (Class 17); Pacific theater service.
  • 1946 — Completed Oberlin; married Miriam Mallory.
  • 1952 — Began teaching at the University of Washington.
  • 15 February 2003 — Died in Seattle, Washington.

Sources edit

  • Virgil Standish Mallory biographical / Who's Who–style entry (RB Archive)
  • Prabook entry, Virgil Standish Mallory
  • Marsha King, “Stan Mallory loved to share his knowledge of the Earth,” Seattle Times, 24 February 2003 (RB Archive clip)
  • RB Archive Who’s Who–style entry, Virgil Standish Mallory
  • 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 2023-01-05 (1 post)