| Phillip A. Toomey | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1907 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 31141300 |
| Enlisted | Hartford, Connecticut |
{{Needs source}}, or explain disagreements on talk. Baseline import notes: About the data.
Phillip A. Toomey (born 1907) was a Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie.
Biography
. Toomey was born Apr 30, 1907, in Springfield, Massachusetts. Philip Toomey passed away on Jul 10, 1991. The following document came from the "Headquarters Southern Line of Communications, European Theater of Operations, United States Army, APO 89" History of G-2 Section, Headquarters, Southern Line of Communications November 20, 1944 to January 15, 1945 Philip A. He enlisted on June 23, 1942, and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in March 1943. Prior to his commission he received training in the Military Intelligence Training Course at Camp Ritchie, took part in the landing operations in French Morocco as a part of a French Interrogation team attached to the Western Task Force, and later served as interpreter and translator in the G-2 Section of the 2d Armored Division. He came to the Section in September 1943, when it was operating in Headquarters NATOUSA, from Joint Rearmament Committee, AFHQ. He was the representative of the G-2 Section in the Headquarters, Communications Zone, Advance, where his linguistic ability, which includes fluency in French, Spanish and German, and a working knowledge of Italian, Rumanian and Russian, together with his other qualifications, proved of great value to the headquarters. He is presently serving as the Intelligence Officer of the Section.
Research notes
Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Nara ASN | 31141300 |
| Nara Name | TOOMEY PHILIP A |
| Nara State | 11 |
| Nara County | 15 |
| Nara POE | 1143 |
| Nara DOE | 230642 |
| Nara Grade Alpha | PVT |
| 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 | 13 |
| Nativity.1 | MASSACHUSETTS |
| Nara Year of Birth | 7 |
| Nara Race | 1 |
| Nara Race Description | White citizen |
| Nara Education | 8 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 31 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 71 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 163 |
| row_source | demographics |
| Census_HISTID | BEA0CCFC-DAA8-4FFC-B6A5-EB37204B7614 |
| Census_State | CONNECTICUT |
| Census_Relate | Other non-relatives |
| Census_Sex | Male |
| Census_Age | 33 |
| Census_BirthYear | 1907 |
| Census_Marital | Never married/single |
| Census_Race | White |
| Census_BPL | MASSACHUSETTS |
| Census_MBPL | 0 |
| Census_FBPL | 0 |
| Census_Educ | 4 years of college |
| Census_OCC | 18 |
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 2023-02-01 (1 post)