Rugala, Victor A. (01281856) - Revision history

Admin: RB Archive batch-13 enrichment: RB Archive packet chronological regen

2026-09-17T01:49:18Z

RB Archive batch-13 enrichment: RB Archive packet chronological regen

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	\|certificate=D		\|certificate=D
			\|death_date=21 July 2007
			\|birth_place=Mayfield, Pennsylvania
			\|death_place=New Brunswick, New Jersey
			\|rank_final=Captain
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	'''Victor A. Rugala''' (~~1915–~~2007) was a United States Army ~~soldier associated with~~ Camp Ritchie, Maryland.		'''Victor A. Rugala''' (died 21 July 2007) was a United States Army officer who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, and later served at SHAEF and in military government in Berlin.
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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==
	~~''Add~~ a ~~biography~~, ~~family details~~, and ~~sources~~. ~~Click Edit~~ to ~~change this page; no account is required~~.''		Victor A. Rugala was born in Mayfield, Pennsylvania, one of eight brothers and one sister raised by his widowed mother. He enlisted in the Army on 12 March 1942. After basic training he served with a finance detachment at Lowry Field, Denver, graduated Officer Candidate School as a second lieutenant, and worked in the Army Ordnance Fiscal Section in Cincinnati before selection for Camp Ritchie.

			Overseas he was assigned to General Eisenhower’s headquarters (SHAEF) at Versailles and then to General Clay’s Office of Military Government in Berlin. Fluent in Russian, he served as liaison officer to Soviet forces in the Allied sector and later, as a captain, as chief of the Visitors Bureau escorting dignitaries in Berlin.

			After the war he settled in New Jersey, worked as an accounting supervisor at Ford Motor Company until 1971, and later prepared taxes for the IRS and H&R Block. Rugala died on 21 July 2007 in New Brunswick at age 92.

	== Research notes ==		== Research notes ==
	~~''No notes were~~ in ~~the source row~~. ~~Add what you know.''~~		* Class number not stated in obituary; leave class fields unchanged if already empty.

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			== Timeline ==
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			* Born in Mayfield, Pennsylvania.
			* 12 March 1942 — Enlisted in the U.S. Army.
			* Camp Ritchie — Selected for Army Intelligence School after Ordnance fiscal duty.
			* 1944–1945 — SHAEF (Versailles); OMGUS Berlin liaison / Visitors Bureau (captain).
			* 21 July 2007 — Died in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
			* RB Archive ProQuest obituary, “Victor Rugala, 92, East Brunswick,” ''Home News Tribune'', 24 July 2007
	* Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data		* 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		* 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)		* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
	* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)		* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)

Admin: Clarify museum roster and Dan Gross research sources

2026-08-31T04:21:49Z

Clarify museum roster and Dan Gross research sources

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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
	* Camp Ritchie ~~class roster~~ (~~classes~~ 1–31), ~~merged~~ research ~~file~~		* 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)		* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
	* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)		* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)

Admin: Normalize nativity/religion; split arm of service from branch

2026-08-26T18:59:26Z

Normalize nativity/religion; split arm of service from branch

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	\|death_year=2007		\|death_year=2007
	\|nativity=US		\|nativity=United States
	\|religion=GO		\|religion=Greek Orthodox
	\|overseas=Y		\|overseas=Y
	\|certificate=D		\|certificate=D

Admin: Move opening paragraph onto page for visual editing

2026-08-20T13:03:08Z

Move opening paragraph onto page for visual editing

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			'''Victor A. Rugala''' (1915–2007) was a United States Army soldier associated with Camp Ritchie, Maryland.
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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==

Admin: Remove invalid assignment field

2026-08-20T04:22:07Z

Remove invalid assignment field

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	* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)		* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
	* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)		* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)

Admin: Initial import

2026-08-18T02:00:00Z

Initial import

New page

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|asn=01281856
|surname=Rugala
|first=Victor
|middle=A.
|birth_year=1915
|death_year=2007
|nativity=US
|religion=GO
|assignment=IX-1297
|overseas=Y
|certificate=D
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== Biography ==
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== Research notes ==
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== Gallery ==
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== Technical record ==
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! Field !! Imported value
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| Approx Age at Death || 92
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| row_source || demographics
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== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
* 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)