World War II Honoree

Oivind Eugen Hermansen

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Brooklyn, New York

Honored By

Mrs. Janice A. Hermansen Jackson

Relationship

Daughter

SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY, 100TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 398TH INFANTRY, ANTI-TANK COMPANY. RECEIVED RANGER DIPLOMA AS CORPORAL. TRANSFERRED BY GOVERNMENT TO THE U.S. MARITIME COMMISSION TO ATTEND OFFICER SCHOOL AT FORT TRUMBULL, CONNECTICUT. GRADUATED AS AN ENSIGN IN THE U.S. NAVAL RESERVE. SHIPPED ON THE SS BRET HARTE FROM NORFOLK, VIRGINIA TO THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA AND NORTH AFRICA, ITALY, SARDINIA AND CORSICA. PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE AT TOULON, ST. MAXIME AND WENT TO MARSEILLES. TRANSPORTED GERMAN PRISONERS OF WAR TO NORTH AFRICA AND THE U.S. AFTER AN 8-1/2 MONTH VOYAGE. SHIPPED OUT AGAIN ON THE SS JAMES G. BIRNEY. DESTINATION WAS NORTH AFRICA, ITALY AND MARSEILLES, FRANCE. RELOADED INVASION CARGO AT MARSEILLES FOR THE INVASION OF JAPAN. ON THE WAY TO JAPAN, STOPPED AT PALAVAN, NEGROS ISLAND, PHILIPPINES AND ALSO UNLOADED U.S. MAIL AT GUAM. WAS ON THE FIRST U.S. VESSEL TO ENTER INTO TRUK ISLAND. LATER UNLOADED AND RELOADED CARGO AT NEW GUINEA AND HAWAII.