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Robert Fulton II Cutting

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Robert Fulton II Cutting
Personal details
Born1920
Massachusetts
Died1958
NativityUnited States
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Arm / serviceField Artillery
ASN0460414
RankCaptain
Rank at RitchieSecond Lieutenant
Camp RitchieClass 7 (15 April – 12 June 1943)
Section17
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Robert Fulton II Cutting (1920–1958) was a United States Army Second Lieutenant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 7.

Biography

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The timeline research also records 1938 Graduated Groton School. Graduated Harvard University (AB History). 7/1/1945 Executive Officer, OSS Mission (Germany). 6/15/1944 Member of crew of Operation Minister 3A (from Harrington to. 7/27/1944 Member of crew (S-phone operator) of Operation Shipwright.

Research notes

  • OSS
  • Jedburgh

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 38
Class_ASN 460414
Class_Name CUTTING, Robert F.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline

  • 6/8/1920 Born in Massachusetts (Episcopalian).
  • 4/24/1943 Entered Camp Ritchie as 2nd Lt. (ASN 0460414).
  • 6/12/1943 Graduated Class 7 (Interpreter-British).
  • 11/9/1943 Transferred to OSS; Air Ops – OSS/SOE HQ.
  • 4/1/1944 Promoted to 1st Lt.
  • 12/26/1944 Summary of OSS missions.
  • 2/17/1945 (?) Departed to ETO w/OSS.
  • 7/1/1945 Executive Officer, OSS Mission (Germany).
  • OSS Archives Classified Sources “Withdrawn Records”, Entry 210 RG 226/250/64/26/5 Box 270, Folder 12382].
  • Battery Officer, 83rd Infantry Division.
  • Information on the military life of Robert Cutting II comes from Camp Ritchie Personnel records (RG 165) and OSS Personnel Files (RG 226) at NARA.
  • OSS Box 162.
  • Red” and Jedburgh Team “Lee”. Joined Captain Grell’s mission.

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 Robert Fulton II Cutting for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Cutting, Robert Fulton II for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: ROBERT FULTON CUTTING II.doc)