World War II Honoree

Herbert Lee Hargett

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Charlotte, North Carolina

Honored By

Nancy H. Lakeman

Relationship

Daughter

SEAMAN. WAS ASSIGNED TO THE USS MARBLEHEAD BASED IN RECIFE, BRAZIL. SERVED AS A COOK ABOARD THIS 4 STACK CRUISER. LATER IN THE WAR THE USS MARBLEHEAD DOCKED IN SICILY WHERE HE WAS RUN OVER BY BRITISH SOLDIERS IN A TRUCK WHILE RE SUPPLYING. HE SPENT THE REMAINDER OF HIS SERVICE RECOVERING IN THE AZORES, THEN NEW YORK AND LATER ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA.