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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konrad_Kellen Wikipedia: Konrad Kellen] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konrad_Kellen Wikipedia: Konrad Kellen] | ||
* Camp Ritchie | * 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) | * NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present) | ||
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present) | * 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present) | ||
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-08-11 (1 post) | * Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-08-11 (1 post) | ||
Revision as of 03:46, 31 August 2026
| Konrad Kellen | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Katznellenbogen |
| Born | 1913 |
| Died | 2007 |
| Nativity | Germany |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 39701828 |
| Rank | Technician Fourth Grade |
| Rank at Ritchie | Private |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 13 (30 October – 23 December 1943) |
| Section | E |
{{Needs source}}, or explain disagreements on talk. Baseline import notes: About the data.
Konrad Kellen (1913–2007) was a Ritchie Boy (born Katznellenbogen; from Germany; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 13.
Biography
Konrad Kellen (1913–2007), born Katznellenbogen, was a German-born Protestant Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 13 and served overseas as a technician fourth grade. After the war he became a researcher at the RAND Corporation. He appears in a wartime group photograph of Ritchie Boys at Camp Ritchie with Ernest Wynder, Stefan Heym, Louis Atlas, and Joseph Eaton (see gallery caption).
Research notes
- Section V 1/7/44; to 2nd MRBC 1/19
Gallery
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All the men identified in the pix are "Ritchie Boys." Seated - Hans Habe. Standing L-R - Unknown, Ernest Wynder, Konrad Kellen, unknown, Stefan Heym, Louis Atlas, Peter Weidenreich (last name later changed to Wyden), unknown, Joseph Eaton
Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| MRBC2 | 2 |
| Approx Age at Death | 94 |
| Class_ASN | 39701828 |
| Class_Name | Katzenellenbogen, Konrad |
| match_method | pass2_asn_first |
| row_source | both |
Sources
- Wikipedia: Konrad Kellen
- 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 2021-08-11 (1 post)