World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Herschel Orval Hamblin
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Danville, Virginia
Honored By
Mary Frances Brumley
Relationship
Wife
SERVED ON A B-24 IN THE 712TH BOMB SQUADRON, 44TH BOMB GROUP AS A RADIO OPERATOR. HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN IN ACTION OVER GERMANY ON JUNE 21, 1944. HE WAS KILLED AS A PRISONER NEAR HAMBURG.