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Jerome D. Salinger
| Jerome D. Salinger | |
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| Personal details | |
| Birth name | J. D. Salinger |
| Born | 1919 New York City |
| Died | 2010 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 32325200 |
| Rank | Sergeant |
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Jerome D. Salinger (1919–2010) was a United States Army soldier associated with Camp Ritchie, Maryland.
Biography
Jerome D. Salinger — CIC Short Course; Novelist, "The Catcher in the Rye". Summary from a Notable Ritchie Boys slide (source).
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Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 91 |
| row_source | demographics |
Research notes
- 207th CIC
- J. D. Salinger: A Life
- CIC Short Course
- Novelist, "The Catcher in the Rye"
- Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides (source).
Timeline
- 1/1/1919 Born in New York City.
- 10/3/1943 Transferred to the Counter Intelligence Corps at Fort Holabird, MD.
- 11/15/1943 Started 2-week Counter Intelligence Course (B-6) at Camp Ritchie.
- On Nov. 15, 1943 Special Order 274 Para. 9 assigned Cpl Jerome D. Salinger ASN 32325200 to Company G where he completed Special Class B-6 on Nov 26, 1943. He was released from duty at Camp Ritchie on Nov. 28, 1943.
- http://www.towntopics.com/wordpress/2012/06/06/a-d-day-salute-to-lt-paul-fussell-and-staff-sgt-j-d-salinger/.
- Assigned to 207th CIC Detachment attached to 4th Infantry Division.
- Joined 4th Infantry Division.
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 Jerome D. Salinger for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 2 source documents reviewed)