World War II Honoree

Francis H. Herbert

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Pepperell, Massachusetts

Honored By

James F. Herbert

Relationship

Son

JOINED THE U.S. NAVY IN DECEMBER 1941. SERVED ABOARD THE CRUISER USS ATLANTA CL-51, WHICH WAS SUNK IN A NIGHT SURFACE ACTION IN THE NAVAL BATTLE FOR GUADALCANAL ON NOVEMBER 13, 1942 FOR WHICH THE ATLANTA RECEIVED A PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION. ALSO SERVED ABOARD THE BATTLESHIP, USS TEXAS BB-35 AND PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY LANDING IN THE ATLANTIC AND IN THE BATTLES FOR IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA IN THE PACIFIC. THE USS TEXAS RECEIVED 5 BATTLE STARS FOR ITS ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING WWII. RELEASED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE U.S. NAVY IN EARLY 1946.