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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