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Conrad C Reining

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Conrad C Reining
Personal details
Birth nameCopeland
Born1918
Died1984
NativityUnited States
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Arm / serviceInfantry
ASN0391394
RankCaptain
Rank at RitchieSecond Lieutenant
Camp RitchieClass 1 (27 July – 19 September 1942)
SpecialtyIPW German
Unit / division5th Army
TeamIPW 11
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Conrad C Reining (1918–1984) was a United States Army Captain who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 1.

Biography[edit | edit source]

In 1940 he graduated from Akron University (BS, German; Public Speech). From 1951 to 1959 he graduated from Oxford University (PhD, Social Anthropology). Conrad graduated from University of Chicago (Social Service). He worked as a career anthropologist. He field researcher for Sudanese government.

Research notes[edit | edit source]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

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Technical record[edit | edit source]

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 66
Class_ASN 391394
Class_Name REINING, Conrad
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • 19 September 1942 — Graduated with Class 1.
  • Assigned to IPW Team 11 attached to V Corps (5th Army).

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)
  • First Class chart (Camp Ritchie: The First Class chart)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Conrad C Reining for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Reining, Conrad C for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: CONRAD C. REINING.doc)