Ervin P. Christensen

Ervin P. Christensen
Personal details
Birth name	Erwin P. Christensen
Born	1903
Died	1964
Nativity	United States
Awards	Good Conduct Medal; European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	18154198
Rank	Sergeant
Camp Ritchie	Class 8 (17 May – 16 July 1943)
Section	4C
Enlisted	San Antonio, Texas

Awards and honors

Good Conduct Medal	European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal

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Ervin P. Christensen (1903–1964), also recorded as Erwin P. Christensen, was a Texas-linked Ritchie Boy (Class 8) who trained for CIC work and served in Greenland and Iceland.

Biography

Ervin P. Christensen (also spelled Erwin in contemporary county records) was born in 1903. A Bosque County, Texas, wartime summary identifies him as the son of Mrs. M. J. Michelson of Cranfills Gap and notes that he attended the University of Nebraska.

He entered the Army in 1942, trained at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and at Camp Ritchie, Maryland (Class 8), and attended CIC schools in Dallas and Chicago. Christensen served in Greenland and Iceland, received ETO and Good Conduct ribbons, and was discharged in 1946 as a sergeant. He died in 1964.

Research notes

• 206th CIC
• 206th CIC (imported roster note).
• Bosque County published entry uses given name Erwin; roster title uses Ervin.

Gallery

• 
  Ervin P. Christensen in winter gear (RB Archive)
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  Bosque County wartime entry for Erwin P. Christensen (RB Archive)

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	61
Nara ASN	18154198
Nara Name	CHRISTENSEN ERVIN P
Nara State	85
Nara County	35
Nara POE	8607
Nara DOE	160742
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	85
Nativity.1	TEXAS
Nara Year of Birth	3
Nara Race	1
Nara Race Description	White citizen
Nara Education	8
Nara Civilian Occupation	31
Nara Marital Status	6
Nara Height (inches)	69
Nara Weight (lbs)	158
Class_ASN	18154198
Class_Name	CHRISTENSEN, Ervin P.
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Timeline

• 1903 — Born.
• Attended University of Nebraska; linked to Cranfills Gap / Bosque County, Texas.
• 1942 — Entered Army; Fort Sam Houston; Camp Ritchie Class 8; CIC schools, Dallas and Chicago.
• WWII — Served in Greenland and Iceland; ETO and Good Conduct ribbons.
• 1946 — Discharged.
• 1964 — Died.

Sources

• RB Archive “Erwin (Ervin) P. Christensen” — winter portrait and Bosque County entry
• Bosque County, Texas, wartime service compilation entry for Erwin P. Christensen (RB Archive; page scan uploaded to Gallery)
• 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)