World War II Honoree

John A. Hebert

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Shirley, Massachusetts

Honored By

Charles B. Church III

ENTERED THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES FROM SHIRLEY, MASSACHUSETTS IN 1943. WENT TO BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP SHELBY, MISSISSIPPI. SENT TO CAMP BUTNER, NORTH CAROLINA FOR ADVANCED INFANTRY TRAINING. SENT TO LE HAVRE, FRANCE AND WAS ASSIGNED TO PATTON'S 3RD ARMY. SAW COMBAT ACTION THROUGH FRANCE AND GERMANY ON THE WAY TO THE CZECHOSLOVAKIAN BORDER. MET UP WITH RUSSIAN TROOPS AT THE BORDER AND PROCEEDED BACK THROUGH FRANCE AND GERMANY. TRANSFERRED FROM THE 89TH DIVISION TO THE 83RD DIVISION AND SERVED IN GERMANY AND AUSTRIA WITH THE ALLIED OCCUPYING FORCES. AWARDED THE SILVER STAR, THE BRONZE STAR, THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 STARS, THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE AMERICAN THEATRE MEDAL, THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION OF GERMANY AND JAPAN MEDAL WITH GERMAN CLASP, THE FRENCH LIBERATION MEDAL, THE ARMED FORCES RESERVE MEDAL, AMONG OTHERS. SERVED AS A PRIVATE FIRST CLASS, SNIPER, FIRST SCOUT AND SQUAD LEADER. RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE IN 1946 AND COMPLETED HIS ARMY SERVICE AS A SERGEANT IN 1965 AFTER 23 YEARS.