Victor Heintz

Victor Heintz (November 20, 1876 – December 27, 1968) was from 1917 to 1919 a one-term U.S. Representative from Ohio. He was a highly decorated veteran of World War I.

Early life and career Born on a farm near Grayville, Illinois to German immigrants, Heintz attended the public schools. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1896 and from its law department in 1899. He was admitted to the bar in 1898 and commenced practice in Cincinnati, Ohio. He served six years in the Cavalry and Infantry of the Ohio National Guard.

Congress Heintz was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1917 - March 4, 1919). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1918. During the First World War, he absented himself from the House and was commissioned a captain in the One Hundred and Forty-seventh Regiment, United States Infantry, on August 4, 1917.

World War I Heintz absented himself from Congress in 1918 to serve in the 147th Infantry, United States Army during World War I. He went overseas June 22, 1918, and served until the end of the war. Decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, Silver Star Medal, Purple Heart, and the Croix de Guerre.

Later career and death He served as vice president and secretary of Ohio Valley Real Estate Co..

He resumed the practice of law until his retirement in 1961.

Death He died in Cincinnati, Ohio, December 27, 1968. He was interred in Armstrong Chapel Cemetery, Indian Hill, Ohio.

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