Phillip A. Toomey

Phillip A. Toomey
Personal details
Birth name	Philip A. Toomey
Born	30 April 1907 Springfield, Massachusetts
Died	10 July 1991
Nativity	United States
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	31141300
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Rank at Ritchie	Corporal
Camp Ritchie	Class 2 (24 August – 17 October 1942)
Enlisted	Hartford, Connecticut

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Phillip A. Toomey (30 April 1907–10 July 1991) was a United States Army second lieutenant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 2 and served as a French-language interrogator and G-2 liaison officer in the Mediterranean and European theaters.

Biography

Phillip A. Toomey (often spelled Philip in contemporary Army documents) was born on 30 April 1907 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He enlisted on 23 June 1942 and trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 2) before his commission as a second lieutenant in March 1943.

Toomey took part in the French Morocco landings with 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. From September 1943 he worked with headquarters elements in the Mediterranean and European theaters, including Joint Rearmament Committee / AFHQ and Southern Line of Communications G-2, where his fluency in French, Spanish, and German (and working knowledge of Italian, Romanian, and Russian) supported intelligence liaison.

Toomey died on 10 July 1991.

Research notes

• Merged ASN-less Class 2 roster stub “Toomey, Philip A” into this ASN profile (NARA name TOOMEY PHILIP A; Class 2 from Classes 1–31 roster). Army documents often spell the given name Philip.

Gallery

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  SOLOC G-2 history extract naming Philip A. Toomey, page 1 (RB Archive)
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  SOLOC G-2 history extract naming Philip A. Toomey, page 2 (RB Archive)

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

Timeline

• 30 April 1907 — Born in Springfield, Massachusetts.
• 23 June 1942 — Enlisted in the U.S. Army at Hartford, Connecticut.
• 1942–1943 — Trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 2); commissioned second lieutenant in March 1943.
• 1942–1943 — Took part in French Morocco landings with a French interrogation team (Western Task Force).
• 1943 — Interpreter/translator, G-2 section, 2d Armored Division.
• September 1943 onward — Headquarters intelligence assignments including AFHQ Joint Rearmament Committee and SOLOC G-2.
• 10 July 1991 — Died.

Sources

• SOLOC G-2 history extract naming Philip A. Toomey, page 2 (RB Archive)
• SOLOC G-2 history extract naming Philip A. Toomey, page 1 (RB Archive)
• Fold3 image linked from RB Archive Philip A. Toomey source.txt
• RB Archive / Fold3 SOLOC G-2 history extract naming Philip A. Toomey (Camp Ritchie; Morocco; 2d Armored Division; languages)
• 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)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2023-02-01 (1 post)