Henry C. Barringer

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Henry C. Barringer
Personal details
Born	1920 Indianapolis
Died	2009
Nativity	United States
Religion	Christian Science
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Arm / service	Infantry
ASN	0468301
Rank	First Lieutenant
Rank at Ritchie	Second Lieutenant
Camp Ritchie	Class 1 (27 July – 19 September 1942)
Specialty	IPW German

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Henry C. Barringer (1920–2009) was a United States Army First Lieutenant who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 1.

Biography

Henry attended University of Michigan (AB, Romance Languages).

In September 1942, Barringer served as instructor, Section V. On 5 November 1942, He worked as a executive Officer.

He was photographed in the field at least once (Signal Corps 236838, with John H. Brown).

Research notes

• Bletchley Park
• Appears as number 27 on the First Class photo/chart.
• Field photo: Signal Corps 236838 with Capt. Brown (Mia Grosjean)

Gallery

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	89
Class_ASN	468201
Class_Name	BARRINGER, Henry C.
match_method	asn_near_name_exact
row_source	both

Timeline

• Born 30 May 1920 in Indianapolis.
• 17 December 1942 — Promoted to 1st Lt.
• June 1942 — Assigned to MIS, Wash DC as 2nd Lt (ASN: 0468301).
• September 1942 — Served as instructor, Section V.
• 12 January 1944 — Assignment III-636 Transferred to MIS, Wash DC.

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
• 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 Henry C. Barringer for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Barringer, Henry C. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: HENRY C. BARRINGER.doc)