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Donald Arleigh Sinclair
| Donald Arleigh Sinclair | |
|---|---|
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| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Donald Arleigh Sinclair |
| Born | 1916 |
| Died | 2004 |
| Nativity | United States |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 32450336 |
| Rank | Technician Fifth Grade |
| Rank at Ritchie | Private First Class |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 18 (13 April – 10 June 1944) |
| Section | 5D |
| Enlisted | Newark, New Jersey |
| Teams | IPW 90, IPW 154 |
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Donald Arleigh Sinclair (1916–2004) was a U.S. Army technician fifth grade in Class 18 and IPW Team 90, later Rutgers’ first curator of special collections.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Donald A. Sinclair (Donald Arleigh Sinclair) was born in 1916. He earned a B.A. In classics from Rutgers University (1936) and studied librarianship and history at Columbia University. After ASTP he trained at Camp Ritchie with Class 18 and served as a technician fifth grade with IPW Team 90. On 20 August 1944, MIS ETO Special Orders No. 224 listed him with the team when PW interrogation teams were attached to G-2, Forward Echelon Communications Zone.
In 1946 Sinclair joined Rutgers as the university’s first curator of special collections, building holdings that by 1981 included over 70,000 monographs, pamphlets, periodicals, and serials. That year Rutgers created the Donald Arleigh Sinclair New Jersey Collection in his honor. He died in 2004.
Research notes[edit | edit source]
- ASTP
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Donald A. Sinclair. -
Daily Journal, 22 July 1969. -
MIS SO F-4, 15 Sep 1944 — IPW Team 90 (12th Army Group / T Force).
Technical record[edit | edit source]
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 88 |
| Nara ASN | 32450336 |
| Nara Name | SINCLAIR DONALD A |
| Nara State | 22 |
| Nara County | 23 |
| Nara POE | 2252 |
| Nara DOE | 210742 |
| 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 | 73 |
| Nativity.1 | KANSAS |
| Nara Year of Birth | 16 |
| Nara Race | 1 |
| Nara Race Description | White citizen |
| Nara Education | 8 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 50 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 64 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 114 |
| Class_ASN | 32450336 |
| Class_Name | SINCLAIR, Donald A. |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Timeline[edit | edit source]
- 1916 — Born (United States).
- 1936 — B.A. in classics, Rutgers University; later studied at Columbia.
- ASTP; Camp Ritchie Class 18; Tec 5, IPW Team 90 / FECOMZ.
- 20 August 1944 — Listed on MIS ETO Special Orders No. 224 with IPW Team 90.
- 1946 — Joins Rutgers as first curator of special collections.
- 1981 — Donald Arleigh Sinclair New Jersey Collection named in his honor.
- 2004 — Died.
- 15 September 1944 — MIS SO F-4: IPW Team 90 on DS with 12th Army Group / T Force (as Tec 5).
Sources[edit | edit source]
- MIS SO F-4, 15 Sep 1944 — IPW Team 90 DS with 12th Army Group / T Force
- Daily Journal clipping, 22 July 1969
- Stephen Goodell research notes (RB Archive / IPW 90 packet) — Rutgers special collections career
- MIS ETO Special Orders No. 224 (extract), 20 August 1944 (IPW Teams 88–97; Field Interrogation Detachment → G-2 Fwd Ech Com Z)
- 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)
