World War II Honoree

Herman Pranghofer

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Pine City, Minnesota

Honored By

Brian Pranghfoer

Relationship

Grandson

DURING WWII HERMAN WAS A TANK OPERATOR AND TANK GUNNER. WHILE ON A TRAINING OPERATION BEFORE HIS UNIT WAS DEPLOYED OVERSEAS THE UNIT WAS CALLED TO LUNCH. HERMAN JUMPED OFF OF HIS TANK AND THE OPERATOR OF THE TANK AT HIS REAR MISSED THE CALL AND RAN OVER HERMAN CRUSHING HIS FOOT. HERMAN SPENT THE MAJORITY OF A YEAR IN THE HOSPITAL RECOVERING FROM THIS INJURY. AFTER BEING RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL HERMAN TRAINED TROOPS AND GAURDED ENEMY PRISONERS OF WAR UNTILL HE WAS MEDICALLY DISCHARGED ON 12 DEC 1945