World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Walter Andrew Herrig
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Leavenworth, Kansas
Honored By
Cheryl Herrig
Relationship
Daughter In Law
FOUGHT IN THE PHILIPPINES, MOSTLY IN MANILA AND ON CORREGIDOR ISLAND, FROM DECEMBER 1941 UNTIL MAY1942. HE WAS TAKEN PRISONER BY THE JAPANESE ON MAY 6, 1942. HE WAS IMPRISONED IN THE PHILIPPINES UNTIL JULY 1944. MOVED TO JAPAN AND HELD THERE UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR IN AUGUST 1945.