On the road

On the road

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

HFDFW profiles trip #10


 

Herman was at the College of Wooster in Wooster Ohio on Sunday December 7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

He was inducted into the U.S.Army in May of 1943.

He trained as a paratrooper and was then assigned to the famous 82nd Airborne Division. He along with thousands of other soldiers were transported to England in preparation for the invasion of Hitler’s “Fortress Europe.”   

Herman was part of the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment. These gliders were made of wood, with no armor to speak of. When landing, the gliders more often than not broke up into several big, and many more small pieces that as a whole, were described politely as a “controlled crash.”

His unit participated in the invasion of Normandy and later in the winter of 1944, the Battle of the Bulge. His most memorable experience was when his helmet was shot off by a German bullet!

His military experience helped him become a more mature individual, and look at life at life in a more serious manner.

He was discharged from the Army in January, 1946.

 

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