John F. Parker
Personal details
Born1898
Died1986
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Arm / serviceMilitary Intelligence
ASN0472505
RankCaptain
Rank at RitchieCaptain (1); Capt (1)
Camp RitchieClass 1 (27 July – 19 September 1942)
SpecialtyIPW German
Unit / divisionFort Hunt
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John F. Parker (1898–1986) was a United States Army Captain who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 1.

Biography edit

After Camp Ritchie’s First Class he was among those assigned to Fort Hunt with the Military Intelligence Research Service, where German prisoners of war were interrogated.

Research notes edit

  • Asgd to Fort Hunt 9-19-42
  • Appears as number 8 on the First Class photo/chart.
  • Mia Grosjean: assigned to Fort Hunt / Military Intelligence Research Service (German POW interrogation) after First Class

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Technical record edit

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 88
Class_ASN 472505
Class_Name PARKER, John F.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Sources edit

  • Dan Gross research archive (miscellaneous timeline-adjacent documents; not uploaded): Grosjean book or article.doc (Mia Grosjean, “Robert L. Grosjean and the Camp Ritchie Pioneers”)
  • 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)
  • First Class chart (Camp Ritchie: The First Class chart)