William E. Mccown

William E. Mccown
Personal details
Born	1898
Died	1966
Nativity	United States
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	32619430
Rank	Major
Rank at Ritchie	Private First Class
Camp Ritchie	Class 9 (21 June – 18 August 1943)
Section	7A

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William E. Mccown (1898–1966) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 9.

Biography

From 1916 to 1918, William attended 2 years as Art Major at the University of Missouri.

Mccown trained at Camp Ritchie (Class 9). He “During World War II, he served with Army Intelligence in London as a French translator”.

Research notes

• See file
• PI 5 ?; 406 ?

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	68
Class_ASN	32619430
Class_Name	McCOWN, William E.
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Timeline

• Born 27 July 1898 in MO.
• 18 August 1943 — Graduated with Class 9 (French) as Typist-Linguist.
• 28 September 1943 — Promoted to T/3.
• November 1942 — Enlisted as Pvt (ASN 32619430).
• “During World War II, he served with Army Intelligence in London as a French translator”.

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 William E. Mccown for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Mccown, William E. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: WILLIAM E. MCCOWN.doc)