James H. Bready
Personal details
Born1919
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died2011
NativityUnited States
ReligionProtestant
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN37040792
RankTechnician Third Grade
Camp RitchieClass 18 (13 April – 10 June 1944)
Section7A
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James H. Bready (1919–2011) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 18.

Biography edit

Green (1900-1998) served as a member of the Camp Ritchie faculty (Section VII – Military Intelligence). In December 1942, Bready served as Clerk (T/4). He in December, 1945, Bready wrote a similar article published in the Hagerstown Morning Herald. He on December 19, 1945, Bready wrote an article published in the Frederick News. He “The Home Team: Our Orioles 25th Anniversary Edition” Self-published (1979). Bready (1919–2011) was a U.S.-born Ritchie Boy who graduated from Camp Ritchie class 18 in French and completed Post Graduate Class 2 in counterintelligence. He fifty years later, in 1995, Bready wrote an article about Camp Ritchie for the Baltimore Sun. He later worked as a journalist and writer associated with the Baltimore Sun.

Research notes edit

  • Also Class 2 CI
  • Baseball in Baltimore

Gallery edit

Technical record edit

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 92
Class_ASN 37040792
Class_Name BREADY, James H.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both

Timeline edit

  • Julian H. Green (1900-1998) served as a member of the Camp Ritchie faculty (Section VII – Military Intelligence). According to the article “Remembering Julian Green”.
  • Born 20 February 1919 in Philadelphia, PA.
  • 1941 — Enlisted as Pvt (ASN 37040792).
  • December 1942 — Served as Clerk (T/4).
  • 19/29/1944 — Completed PG Class 2 Counter Intelligence.
  • Transferred to 222nd CIC Detachment, XXII Corps at Fort DuPont.

Sources edit

  • 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 2016-12-20 (1 post)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of James H. Bready for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
  • Dan Gross, Timeline of Bready, James H. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: JAMES H. BREADY.doc)