World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Herman F. Birke
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Beaufort, Missouri
Honored By
Barb King, Sharon Wells, Dan, Steve & Vince Birke, Marianne Burlis
Relationship
Children
ENTERED ACTIVE DUTY ON OCTOBER 12, 1943. SERVED IN 83RD INFANTRY DIVISION (THUNDERBOLT DIVISION), 329TH REGIMENT, COMPANY L. SERVED 2 YEARS, 2 MONTHS, 15 DAYS. LANDED AT UTAH BEACH, NORMANDY IN JULY 1944. FOUGHT AT ST. LO, CHERBOURG PENINSULA, ST. MALO, ARDENNES-ALSACE, HUERTGEN FOREST, BELGIUM, BASTOGNE, LUXEMBOURG, AND GERMANY. AWARDED MEDALS FOR NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES-ALSACE, AND CENTRAL EUROPEAN CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED SILVER STAR AND 2 BRONZE STARS FOR ACTION AGAINST THE ENEMY. AWARDED 2 PURPLE HEART MEDALS FOR INJURIES RECEIVED IN FRANCE ON AUGUST 7, 1944, AND IN GERMANY ON APRIL 10, 1945. SEPARATED FROM SERVICE ON DECEMBER 5, 1945.