World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Phaon R. Herb
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Phaon Herb
HE WAS IN THE PACIFIC THEATER, 13TH AIR FORCE. WAS SHOT DOWN TWICE; ONCE WHERE JOHN F. KENNEDY'S BOAT WAS RAMMED AND ANOTHER AT THE SAME TIME PAPPY BOYINGTON WAS SHOT DOWN. HE SAW BOYINGTON PARACHUTING. RECEIVED 9 AIR MEDALS, SILVER OAK LEAF CLUSTER AND 2 BRONZE OAK LEAF CLUSTERS TO THE AIR MEDALS, PURPLE HEART, 4 BRONZE CAMPAIGN STARS.