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James A. Doyle
| James A. Doyle | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pittsburgh, Indiana |
| Died | 20 November 2019 |
| Nativity | United States |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 12142755 |
| Rank | Private First Class |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 18 (13 April – 10 June 1944) |
| Section | 6C |
| Enlisted | New York City, New York |
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James A. Doyle (died 20 November 2019) (ASN 12142755) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Catholic) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 18.
Biography
Jim was born in Pittsburgh in the Crafton Heights section March 20, 1921.
Doyle attended Queens College of the City of New York, then a new campus established in Mayor Fiorello La Guardia’s term.
Working as class officers, they fell in love and were married in October 1943. Upon returning from the war, Doyle joined the Army Reserve to get extra money for his and Ethel’s growing family, but was recalled to duty in 1951 as an intelligence officer and served in Germany at a time there was fear World War III might break out. In 1984, Jim was named a Knight of St.
His father, grandfather and great-grandfather also were all named James Aloysius, although the fourth-generation “James A.” liked to be called just Jim. Doyle’s father was an accountant, who changed jobs often in the Depression, as a consequence of which the family moved several times in the Midwest, finally settling in the New York area on Long Island. Doyle served in World War II in Army Military Intelligence, as an aerial photo interpreter — first on Bougainville Island in the Pacific and then in Gen.
Douglas MacArthur’s headquarters in Brisbane and Melbourne, Australia, and Manila, Philippines. Among the many photos he interpreted and annotated were pictures of Hiroshima, Japan, destroyed by U.S. He was awarded a citation for this World War II service by General Headquarters, U.S.
Army Forces in the Pacific and Southwest Pacific. John Paul II for his service as CPA executive director. Then after retiring from the CPA, for several years he wrote a column in Catholic New York, newspaper of the Archdiocese of New York.
He was elected president of his class of 1943 and Ethel Miriam Clancey was elected vice president. Jim Doyle died November 20, 2019 at the age of 98.
Research notes
- PI 132
Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Nara ASN | 12142755 |
| Nara Name | A E A |
| Nara State | 23 |
| Nara County | 81 |
| Nara POE | 2364 |
| Nara DOE | 150942 |
| Nara Grade Alpha | PVT |
| Nara Grade Code | 8 |
| Nara Branch Code | 40 |
| Branch | Coast Artillery Corps or Army Mine Planter Service |
| Nara Term or Enlistment | 0 |
| Term of enlistment | Unknown |
| Defer. Date | 4433 |
| Nara Source | 0 |
| Nara Nativity | 32 |
| Nativity.1 | PENNSYLVANIA |
| Nara Year of Birth | 21 |
| Nara Race | 1 |
| Nara Race Description | White citizen |
| Nara Education | 7 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 992 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 73 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 191 |
| Class_ASN | 12142755 |
| Class_Name | DOYLE, James A. |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
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)
- Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2022-12-11 (1 post)