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Nils A. Kindwall
| Nils A. Kindwall | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 15 February 2021 |
| Nativity | United States |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 0528788 |
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Nils A. Kindwall (died 15 February 2021) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie.
Biography
Nils Kindwall died on February 15, 2021. A graduate of Princeton, he "was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and assigned to the 78th Infantry Division as an artillery forward observer before being reassigned to Army Intelligence. Army as a Captain and continued his education at Columbia University earning an MBA in 1948."
Research notes
- 9/7/1923-A
Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| row_source | demographics |
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 2021-07-27 (1 post)
- Facebook-linked source: bit.ly