Victor Hergenreter

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Victor Hergenreter
Personal details
Born	30 January 1919 Lincoln, Nebraska
Died	2 March 2008
Nativity	United States
Religion	Protestant
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
Arm / service	Field Artillery
ASN	01182381
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Camp Ritchie	Class 9 (21 June – 18 August 1943)
Section	6A

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Victor Hergenreter (30 January 1919 – 2 March 2008) was a Ritchie Boy (from United States; Protestant) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 9.

Biography

Victor was born January 30, 1919 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Victor was in Military Intelligence, and trained at Sheppard Field, Texas; Lowry Field, Colorado; West Palm Beach, Florida; Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Camp Ritchie, Maryland He was sent overseas, on April 1, 1945 and served in European Theatre. Records indicate he was discharged from service (again) on January 13, 1979 at age 60, would would have meant Victor must have gone back into the military service at some point in his life. Victor passed away on March 2, 2008 at age 89. He enlisted on July 27, 1942. He participated in the Battle of the Rhine, and returned to US on April 18, 1946. He was discharged on June 25, 1946, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, having attainedd the rank of Captain and served served: 47 Months. After his discharge, he was noted as being a lawyer. If the record is correct.

Research notes

• PI 164

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	89
Class_ASN	182380
Class_Name	HERGENRETER, Victor
match_method	pass2_near2_asn_name
row_source	both

Sources

• 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 2023-02-12 (1 post)