Henry D. Hecksher

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Henry D. Hecksher
Personal details
Born	21 September 1910 Hamburg, Germany
Died	28 March 1990
Nativity	Germany
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	0552562
Rank	Private First Class
Camp Ritchie	Class 16 (6 February – 5 April 1944)
Section	5B
Teams	IPW 113, IPW 182

Teammates

Team — IPW 113

Team — IPW 182

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Henry D. Hecksher (1910–1990) was a United States Army Private First Class who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 16.

Biography

Hecksher was born in Hamburg, Germany and immigrated to the United States in 1934 or 1938.

Henry attended University of Hamburg (LLB).

Hecksher (September 21, 1910 – March 28, 1990) was a career United States intelligence officer who served in both the OSS and CIA. He joined the OSS and in 1946 became head of its counterintelligence section in Berlin. He joined the United States Army, achieving the rank of captain.

Hecksher took part in the Normandy invasion, and was wounded in Antwerp. He later became an intelligence officer with the Army and interrogated some of the top Nazi leaders, including Julius Streicher. Later, this section would become the CIA's Berlin Operating Base, also known as BOB.

Worked with fellow Ritchie Boy, Peter K. He served with OSS (no file at NARA) and then CIA.

Research notes

• Also 38055921 Pfc
• MFIU 3

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Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	80
Class_ASN	38055921
Class_Name	HECKSHER, Henry D.
match_method	pass2_unique_name
row_source	both

Timeline

• 19 May 1942 — Became naturalized U.S. citizen.
• January 1942 — Basic training with Third Armored Division (HQ Company).
• 5 April 1944 — Graduated with Class 16 (German Interrogator).
• Assigned to MFIU-3 (also Ernest H. Bloch).
• Assigned to MIS-ETO and served with IPW Teams 113 and 182.
• Enlisted in Army as Pvt (ASN: 38055921).
• Served with OSS (no file at NARA) and then CIA.

Sources

• Henry Hecksher — Wikipedia
• 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)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Henry D. Hecksher for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 1 source documents reviewed)
• Dan Gross, Timeline of Hecksher, Henry D. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 1 source files: HENRY D. HECKSHER.doc)