World War II Honoree

Jessie Eugene Herring

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Salisbury, North Carolina

Honored By

Jan Herring Terry

Relationship

Daughter

623RD AIR MATERIAL SQUADRON, U.S. ARMY. SERGEANT WHO WAS DEMOTED TO PRIVATE FIRST CLASS AFTER REFUSING TO LEAD HIS MEN ON SUICIDE MISSION. HEAVY MACHINE GUNNER 605 AND SERVED IN BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS IN ROME-ARNO, SOUTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, CENTRAL EUROPE. DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS INCLUDE THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, PURPLE HEART AND VICTORY MEDAL. WOUNDED IN ACTION DURING THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER. SERVED 8/7/42 TO 12/7/45. HONORABLY DISCHARGED 12/7/45.