Kleikamp, Herman G. (01017546)

Herman G. Kleikamp
Personal details
Born	23 December 1906
Died	16 February 1976
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Protestant
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Arm / service	Infantry
ASN	01017546
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Camp Ritchie	Class 22 (23 August – 21 October 1944)
Section	5B
Team	MII 491-G

Teammates

Team — MII 491-G

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Herman G. Kleikamp (1906–1976) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 22.

Biography

Kleikamp was a Ritchie Boy. The following article was from "The Star-Presidian" dated Friday, July 23, 1954. Inducted into the Army in March 1942, Major Kleikamp attended OCS and was commissioned, Armored, on 30 April 1943. He served initially as unit commander of an Armored company and tank gunnery instructor at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He next completed a military intelligence course at Camp Maryland, and, in November 1944, was ordered to the European theatre as an MI officer in charge of a team. In February 1945, the major joined the 65th Infantry Division and, at its inactivation, joined the 9th Infantry Division as detchment commander of an MI detachment. He planned and supervised screening of displaced persons to establish their eligibility or non-eligibility as such. and remained in his capacity until August 1947. Following his return to the ZI, Major Kleikamp completed a CIC course at Camp Holabird, Maryland, and, in 1949, changed his branch to JAGC. Major Herman G. Kleikamp, executive officer, JA Section, 5th Corps, EUCOM, with station at Frankfurt, Germany, since August 1951, is now assigned to the Presidio. His new position here is that of Post Judge Advocate, Presidio of San Francisco. Herman was born on December 23, 1906 and passed away on February 16, 1976.

Research notes

• CIE 6 (Moosburg)
• 491-G

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	70
Class_ASN	1017546
Class_Name	KLEIKAMP, Herman G.
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

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)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2023-02-16 (1 post)