Brown, John H. (0450073): Difference between revisions
Clarify museum roster and Dan Gross research sources |
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|birth_year=1917 | |birth_year=1917 | ||
|death_year=1994 | |death_year=1994 | ||
|nativity=United States | |nativity=United States | ||
|religion=Protestant | |religion=Protestant | ||
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|certificate=7 | |certificate=7 | ||
|specialty=German | |specialty=German | ||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
John attended Indiana University (AB German). He attended Munich University (4 years). He attended University of Wisconsin (MA). He worked as translator. | |||
During the war he was photographed in the field at least twice (U.S. Army Signal Corps images 236803 and 236838). | |||
== Research notes == | == Research notes == | ||
* Instructor. Also GC1 | * Instructor. Also GC1 | ||
* Appears as number 26 on the [[Secret Heroes/First Class|First Class]] photo/chart. | * Appears as number 26 on the [[Secret Heroes/First Class|First Class]] photo/chart. | ||
* Field photos: Signal Corps 236803, 236838 (Mia Grosjean) | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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== Timeline == | |||
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* Born 11 September 1917 in U.S. | |||
* 17 December 1942 — Promoted to Captain. | |||
* July 1942 — Transferred to Camp Ritchie as 1st Lt (ASN: 0450073). Language: German. | |||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
* Dan Gross research archive (miscellaneous timeline-adjacent documents; not uploaded): ''Grosjean book or article.doc'' (Mia Grosjean, “Robert L. Grosjean and the Camp Ritchie Pioneers”) | |||
* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data | * 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 | * Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records | ||
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* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present) | * 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present) | ||
* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aJKR_PUBVTF_eQAD80IPna0FRkuJtpP-LRuTgbWOYlU First Class chart] (Camp Ritchie: The First Class chart) | * [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aJKR_PUBVTF_eQAD80IPna0FRkuJtpP-LRuTgbWOYlU First Class chart] (Camp Ritchie: The First Class chart) | ||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of John H. Brown for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed) | |||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Brown, John H. for Camp Ritchie'' (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: JOHN H. BROWN.doc) | |||