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Guy A. Wiggins
| Guy A. Wiggins | |
|---|---|
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1920 Lyme, Connecticut |
| Nativity | United States |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 19180524 |
| Rank | Technician Fifth Grade |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 26 (3 January – 3 March 1945) |
| Section | 4H |
| Enlisted | Los Angeles, California |
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Guy A. Wiggins (born 1920) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 26.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Wiggins came from a family of artists. Guy Wiggins volunteered in WWII and trained at Camp Ritchie. He might have made painting his career, but his training at Camp Ritchie and service in the Pacific Theater in World War II led him to a career in the Foreign Service. Nevertheless, he found time to continue painting part time, and after he retired, he worked full time for 25 years as an artist. He served in the Southwest Pacific front and was eventually posted to Douglas MacArthur's headquarters in Tokyo after Japan's surrender. He went on to earn degrees from UCLA (BA), Harvard (MA), and London School of Economics (M.Sc. While working at the Department of State, he studied art at the Corcoran School and the Sculptors Studio. After retirement, he resided in New York City, where he did many paintings of scenes from Greenwich Village and other urban sites.
Research notes[edit | edit source]
- Artist
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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This picture of the Metropolitan Museum in Manhattan is one of my favorites
Technical record[edit | edit source]
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Nara ASN | 19180524 |
| Nara Name | WIGGINS GUY A |
| Nara State | 91 |
| Nara County | 73 |
| Nara POE | 9141 |
| Nara DOE | 71142 |
| Nara Grade Alpha | PVT |
| Nara Grade Code | 8 |
| Nara Branch Alpha | AC |
| Nara Branch Code | 20 |
| Branch | Air Corps |
| 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 | 11 |
| Nativity.1 | CONNECTICUT |
| Nara Year of Birth | 20 |
| Nara Race | 1 |
| Nara Race Description | White citizen |
| Nara Education | 6 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 66 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 71 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 141 |
| Class_ASN | 19180524 |
| Class_Name | WIGGINS, Guy A. |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Timeline[edit | edit source]
- Born 23 August 1920 in Lyme, CT.
- Served with Counter Intelligence in SWPA (8th Army) and with.
Sources[edit | edit source]
- 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 2020-09-01 (2 posts)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Guy A. Wiggins for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Wiggins, Guy A. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: GUY A. WIGGINS.doc)