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|birth_year=1919
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|death_date=2 March 2008
|birth_place=Lincoln, Nebraska
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'''Victor Hergenreter''' (1919&ndash;2008) was a United States Army Second Lieutenant who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 9]].
'''Victor Hergenreter''' (30 January 1919 &ndash; 2 March 2008) was a United States Army military-intelligence officer who trained at [[Camp Ritchie]], Maryland, in [[Class 9]].
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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Victor Hergenreter was born on 30 January 1919 in Lincoln, Nebraska. He entered service on 27 July 1942 in military intelligence and trained at Sheppard Field, Texas; Lowry Field, Colorado; West Palm Beach, Florida; Fort Sill, Oklahoma; and Camp Ritchie (Class 9).
 
Overseas from 1 April 1945, he served in the European Theater, including the Battle of the Rhine, returned on 18 April 1946, and was discharged as a captain at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on 25 June 1946 after forty-seven months’ service. In civilian life he practiced law. Hergenreter died on 2 March 2008.


== Research notes ==
== Research notes ==
* PI 164
* PI 164
* Local sheet lists rank Captain (live previously Second Lieutenant). Do not publish street address from the sheet.


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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Hergenreter_Victor_01182381_wartime.jpg|Victor Hergenreter in wartime uniform (RB Archive)
Hergenreter_Victor_01182381_service_summary.jpg|Victor Hergenreter local-service summary sheet (RB Archive)
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* 30 January 1919 — Born in Lincoln, Nebraska.
* 27 July 1942 — Entered service (Military Intelligence).
* Class 9 — Trained at Camp Ritchie.
* 1 April 1945 — Went overseas to the European Theater (Battle of the Rhine).
* 18 April 1946 — Returned to the United States.
* 25 June 1946 — Discharged as captain, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
* 2 March 2008 — Died.
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==
* Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
* [[:File:Hergenreter_Victor_01182381_service_summary.jpg|Victor Hergenreter local-service summary sheet (RB Archive)]]
* [[:File:Hergenreter_Victor_01182381_wartime.jpg|Victor Hergenreter in wartime uniform (RB Archive)]]
* [http://m.shawneedispatch.com/obituaries/2008/mar/04/victor_hergenreter/ Shawnee Dispatch obituary, Victor Hergenreter]
* [https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/kansascity/name/victor-hergenreter-obituary?id=4343218 Victor Hergenreter obituary (Legacy / Kansas City)]
* RB Archive local-service summary sheet, Victor Hergenreter packet
* 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)
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2023-02-12 (1 post)