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John H. Mitchell
| John H. Mitchell | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 July 1914 New Haven, Connecticut |
| Nativity | United States |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 31368536 |
| Rank | Private |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 14 (2 December 1943 – 31 January 1944) |
| Section | 7A |
| Enlisted | Boston, Massachusetts |
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John H. Mitchell (born 1914) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 14.
Biography
John Hewitt Mitchell was a Ritchie Boy. John was born July 3, 1914 in New Haven, Connecticut. John passed away on Jan 25, 1998 at the age of 83.
Farnham on June 18, 1938. He received a Ph.D. in history at Yale in 1941 and the following year was an assistant in instruction at Yale and also taught at the Hartford Junior College.
He then became an instructor in history at Wellesley, continuing there until he entered service as a Private in the summer of 1943. He was at Camp Lee, Va., for a time, was later at Camp Ritchie, Md., then stationed in England.
Research notes
Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Nara ASN | 31368536 |
| Nara Name | MITCHELL JOHN H |
| Nara State | J3 |
| Nara County | 21 |
| Nara POE | 1306 |
| Nara DOE | 220743 |
| Nara Grade Alpha | PVT |
| Nara Grade Code | 8 |
| Nara Branch Alpha | NO |
| Nara Branch Code | 2 |
| Branch | No branch assignment |
| 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 | 11 |
| Nativity.1 | CONNECTICUT |
| Nara Year of Birth | 14 |
| Nara Race | 1 |
| Nara Race Description | White citizen |
| Nara Education | 9 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 31 |
| Nara Marital Status | 2 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 90 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 0 |
| Class_ASN | 31368636 |
| Class_Name | MITCHELL, John H. |
| match_method | asn_near_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Sources
- Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
- 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 2023-01-31 (1 post)