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Constantine Christos Brelis

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Constantine Christos Brelis
Personal details
Born1924
as Constantine Christos Brelis in Newport
Died2007
NativityUnited States
ReligionGreek Orthodox
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN11220967
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 5 (8 February – 9 April 1943)
Section6
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Constantine Christos Brelis (1924–2007) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 5.

Biography

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The timeline research also records 11/17/2006 Died in Santa Monica, CA.

Research notes

  • OSS
  • Burma

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 83
Class_ASN 11110967
Class_Name BRELIS, Constantine C.
match_method pass2_near2_asn_name
row_source both

Timeline

  • 4/1/1924 Born as Constantine Christos Brelis in Newport, Rhode Island.
  • 10/27/1942 Enlisted at Providence RI as Pvt (ASN: 11110967) (Signal Corps).
  • 11/4/1942 Assigned to Signal Corps Training Center at Fort Monmouth NJ.
  • 2/8/1943 Started Class 5 (Greek).
  • Battlefield commission to 2nd Lt (02009974).
  • Promoted to S/Sgt.

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)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Constantine Christos Brelis for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Brelis, Constantine Christos for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: CONSTANTINE C. BRELIS.doc)