Burton J. Rain
Personal details
Born1916
Died1997
NativityUnited States
ReligionCatholic
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN19181948
RankPrivate
Camp RitchieClass 28 (11 March – 10 May 1945)
Section4B
EnlistedLos Angeles, California
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Burton J. Rain (1916–1997) was a United States Army Private who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 28. Burton enlisted at Los Angeles, California.

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Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 81
Nara ASN 19181948
Nara Name RAIN BURTON J
Nara State 91
Nara County 37
Nara POE 9141
Nara DOE 71242
Nara Grade Alpha PVT
Nara Grade Code 8
Nara Branch Alpha AC
Nara Branch Code 20
Branch Air Corps
Nara Term or Enlistment 0
Term of enlistment Unknown
Defer. Date 0
Nara Source 0
Nara Nativity 75
Nativity.1 MISSOURI
Nara Year of Birth 16
Nara Race 1
Nara Race Description White citizen
Nara Education 3
Nara Civilian Occupation 97
Nara Marital Status 2
Nara Height (inches) 69
Nara Weight (lbs) 151
Class_ASN 19181948
Class_Name RAIN, Burton J.
match_method asn_exact_name_exact
row_source both
Census_HISTID BEFAB2D1-4489-4035-9888-67D06272C070
Census_State CALIFORNIA
Census_Relate Child
Census_Sex Male
Census_Age 24
Census_BirthYear 1916
Census_Marital Married, spouse present
Census_Race White
Census_BPL MISSOURI
Census_MBPL 0
Census_FBPL 0
Census_Educ Grade 11
Census_OCC 266

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)