World War II Honoree

Herbert W. Harris

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Newton, New Jersey

Honored By

Frank Toth

Relationship

Fellow Veteran

ENTERED SERVICE IN 1937. HE WAS FIRST ASSIGNED TO THE USS CASE, WAS THEN ASSIGNED TO THE USS CUMMINGS AND WAS PRESENT DURING THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR. HE WAS LATER ASSIGNED TO THE USS WHITNEY AND THE USS EDWARDS. A CHIEF PETTY OFFICER AND TORPEDOMAN, HE SERVED IN MOST OF THE PACIFIC CAMPAIGNS AND LATER IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER BEFORE RETURNING TO THE PACIFIC. HE SERVED WITH DISTINCTION AND VALOR IN 10 MAJOR CAMPAIGNS.