Dorothy Fischer

Dorothy Fischer
Personal details
Birth name	Nee Hohenberger
Born	25 October 1914 Great Britain, Completed Class 13 In Photo Interpretation
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	L 504431
Rank	Captain
Camp Ritchie	Class 13 (30 October – 23 December 1943)

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Dorothy Fischer (born 25 October 1914) (ASN L504431) was a Ritchie Boy (also known as nee Hohenberger) who trained at Camp Ritchie.

Biography

On April 29, 1943 Dorothy Hohenberger enlisted in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC). While at Camp Ritchie RG Hohenberger married RB Paul Hamilton Fischer and became Lt. Fischer was born on October 25, 1914 in Great Britain, completed Class 13 in Photo Interpretation and served in the Pacific.

Here is the rest of the Back Story of Ritchie Girl Dorothy H. 1st Lt Dorothy Fischer stayed at Camp Ritchie as an Instructor. The two envelopes contained letters written by RG Lt Dorothy Fischer to her RB husband, Capt Paul Fischer. Here is Part 1 of the back story.

Hohenberger arrived at Camp Ritchie as a WAAC. The WAAC's were converted to active duty on July 1, 1943 at the Women's Army Corps (WAC). RG Hohenberger completed Special Course SC8 in Photo Interpretation (PI).

She then became an instructor in Section VI (photo interpretation). The letter she wrote postmarked July 19, 1945, which had a return address Section Vi, Camp Ritchie was crossed out and a handwritten address of WAC Off. Qtrs, Camp Atterbury, Ind.

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Technical record

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Timeline

• Born 1914.
• While at Camp Ritchie RG Hohenberger married RB Paul Hamilton Fischer and became Lt. Dorothy H. Fischer. Capt. Paul Fischer was born on October 25, 1914 in Great Britain, completed Class 13 in Photo Interpretation and served in the Pacific.
• Married Ritchie Boy Paul H.
• Promoted to Capt.
• While at Camp Ritchie RG Hohenberger married RB Paul Hamilton Fischer and became Lt.

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 2020-11-29 (2 posts)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Fischer, Dorothy (L 504431) for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Fischer, Dorothy for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: DOROTHY H. FISCHER.docx)