World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Lester Herring
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cooperstown, New York
Honored By
James Lester Herring
ENTERED SERVICE ON MARCH 13, 1940 AT ALBANY, NEW YORK. WENT TO FORT SLOCUM, THEN FORT HAMILTON. SHIPPED FROM BROOKLYN ARMY BASE ON THE ARMY TRANSPORT SHIP THE REPUBLIC. ARRIVED IN HAWAII IN MAY, ASSIGNED TO THE HAWAIIAN DIVISION. IN OCTOBER 1941 THE DIVISION SPLIT INTO THE 24TH AND 25TH DIVISIONS OF WHICH I WAS IN THE 24TH. I WAS THERE WHEN THE JAPANESE HIT PEARL HARBOR AND THE SURROUNDING AIRFIELDS AND OTHER ARMY INSTALLATIONS. SHIPPED TO AUSTRALIA IN 1943, THEN DUTCH NEW GUINEA AND THEN THE INITIAL LANDING ON LEYTE IN THE PHILIPPINES. RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES IN DECEMBER OF 1944. DISCHARGED AUGUST 9, 1945.