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Charles F. Marshall

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Charles F. Marshall
Personal details
Born1915
Hoboken NJ to immigrant Catholic parents
Died2002
NativityUnited States
ReligionCatholic
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Arm / serviceInfantry
ASN01014422
RankColonel
Rank at RitchieSecond Lieutenant
Camp RitchieClass 10 (23 July – 20 September 1943)
Section5F
TeamMII 499-G
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Charles F. Marshall (1915–2002) was a United States Army Second Lieutenant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 10.

Biography

From 1921 to 1933, Charles graduated grammar school and high school in New York. He wrote a biography of Rommel: “Discovering the Rommel Murder” (1994). Worked as supervisor in knitting dept. He served as OIC of MII 499-G (assigned to VI Corps).

Research notes

  • A Ramble Through My War'
  • 499-G

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 87
Class_ASN 14422
Class_Name MARSHALL, Charles
match_method asn_partial_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline

  • 1/1943 Served as Reconnaissance Officer with HQ of 14th Armored Division.
  • June 1946 — Returned to U.S. on SS Sea Flier.
  • 10.
  • 7.
  • Hoboken NJ to immigrant Catholic parents.
  • Served as OIC of MII 499-G (assigned to VI Corps).

Sources

  • 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 Charles F. Marshall for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Marshall, Charles F. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: CHARLES F. MARSHALL.doc)