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Frank M. Atchley

Frank M. Atchley
Frank M. Atchley
Personal details
Born21 November 1910
Died8 April 2003
NativityUnited States
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Arm / serviceField Artillery
ASN0306244
RankLieutenant Colonel
Rank at RitchieCaptain
Camp RitchieClass 22 (23 August – 21 October 1944)
Section6E
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Frank M. Atchley (21 November 1910 – 8 April 2003) was a U.S.-born Ritchie Boy (Class 22) who trained as a Field Artillery captain at Camp Ritchie and later served in the Army Reserve as a lieutenant colonel.

Biography edit

Frank M. Atchley was born on 21 November 1910. He entered active duty on 6 February 1942 (ASN 0306244) and trained at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. About 1943 he was at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, where family notes place him helping organize schooling for soldiers with limited formal education. He completed the 22nd class at the Military Intelligence Training Center on 21 October 1944 as a captain of Field Artillery.

Orders briefly pointed him toward Okinawa; after code material was broken and schedules changed he was held at the 13th Replacement Depot on Oahu, Hawaii. After the war he served as dean of agriculture at the Army University Center at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, and received an honorable discharge on 8 November 1946.

In the Reserve he completed an Instructor Training Course at Fort Knox, Kentucky (June 1951), was appointed major in 1952 and lieutenant colonel on 1 October 1953, and did active-duty training at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. He died on 8 April 2003.

Research notes edit

  • Pacific Garrison duty?
  • OCR (85%) of `5758974407457766.jpg` (CAMP RITCHIE, MILITARY INTELLIGENCE TRAINING CENTER, Camp Ritchie).
  • Family / Ancestry timeline in RB Archive (Elaine Densley) supplies Reserve promotions and Hawaii hold-back detail; private email omitted.

Gallery edit

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    Frank M. Atchley, professional work photo, 1965 (RB Archive)
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    Honorable discharge card, 8 November 1946 (RB Archive)
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    13th Replacement Depot, Oahu / Honolulu, wartime (RB Archive)
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    Army Reserve appointment as lieutenant colonel, 1 October 1953 (RB Archive)
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    Instructor Training Course certificate, Fort Knox, June 1951 (RB Archive)

Technical record edit

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 93
Class_ASN 306244
Class_Name ATCHLEY, Frank M.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline edit

  • 21 November 1910 — Born.
  • 6 February 1942 — Entered active duty (ASN 0306244); Fort Sill training.
  • c. 1943 — Camp Ritchie; educational / MITC work.
  • 21 October 1944 — Graduated Camp Ritchie Class 22 (captain, Field Artillery).
  • Late war — 13th Replacement Depot, Oahu (held from Okinawa movement).
  • Postwar — Dean of Agriculture, Army University Center, Camp McCoy; discharged 8 November 1946.
  • 11–22 June 1951 — Instructor Training Course, Fort Knox.
  • 1952 / 1 October 1953 — Reserve major; then lieutenant colonel.
  • 8 April 2003 — Died.

Sources edit

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