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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Wayne F. Hersh

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Kansas City, Missouri

Honored By

VFW Post 6949

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED ACTIVE DUTY ON JANUARY 14, 1943 AND SERVED AS A TORPEDO BOMBER, (GRUMMAN TBM-3 AVENGER) PILOT. LAST ACTIVE DUTY ASSIGNMENT WAS ABOARD THE USS YORKTOWN, 'THE FIGHTING LADY' WITH TORPEDO SQUADRON 88. JULY 1945, HE TOOK PART IN STRIKES AGAINST THE JAPANESE HOMELAND. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH ONE STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.