World War II Honoree

Herbert Edward Winter

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Manchester, Connecticut

Honored By

Daela Coberley

Relationship

Granddaughter

SERVED AS A GUNNER'S MATE THIRD CLASS IN THE U.S. NAVY IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC ABOARD A FREIGHTER. HE HAD TO ABANDON HIS SHIP WHEN IT WAS TORPEDOED BY A WOLF PACK OF GERMAN U-BOATS. HE AND 38 SHIPMATES BOARDED A LIFE RAFT AND WERE RESCUED BY AN ENGLISH SHIP. HE WAS ONE OF ONLY FIVE TO SURVIVE. SERVED ABOARD THE USS BROOKLYN DURING THE INVASION OF NORTH AFRICA. RECEIVED A PURPLE HEART.