John H. Brown

John H. Brown
Personal details
Born	1917 U.S
Died	1994
Nativity	United States
Religion	Protestant
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Arm / service	Infantry
ASN	0450073
Rank	Captain
Rank at Ritchie	First Lieutenant
Camp Ritchie	Class 1 (27 July – 19 September 1942)
Specialty	German
Unit / division	Instructor

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John H. Brown (1917–1994) was a United States Army Captain who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 1.

Biography

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The timeline research also records Indiana University (AB German). Munich University (4 years). University of Wisconsin (MA). Worked as translator.

Research notes

• Instructor. Also GC1
• Appears as number 26 on the First Class photo/chart.

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	77
Class_ASN	450073
Class_Name	BROWN, John H.
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Timeline

• 9/11/1917 Born in U.S. Religion: Protestant.
• 7/27/1942 Started Class 1.
• 12/17/1942 Promoted to Captain.
• 7/1942 Transferred to Camp Ritchie as 1st Lt (ASN: 0450073). Language: German.

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)
• 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)