World War II Honoree

Herbert Milton Crosier

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

St. Edward, Nebraska

Honored By

James R. W. Cypert

Relationship

Son-in-Law

A FIRST LIEUTENANT WHO SERVED IN THE 84TH INFANTRY DIVISION 'RAILSPLITTERS'. AFTER SPECIAL COMBAT TRAINING IN ENGLAND, HE LANDED AT OMAHA BEACH AND SERVED IN COMBAT AT THE SIEGFRIED LINE, BATTLE OF THE BULGE, ARDENNES, ROER RIVER, HOMBERG AND HANNOVER. HE WAS INVOLVED IN HEAVY COMBAT ENGAGEMENTS AT GEILENKIRCHEN, BEECK, LINDERN, WURM, MULLENDORF, BELGIUM, VERDENNE, BEFFE, DEVANTAVE, LAROCHE, GOUVY, BEHO, LINNICH, HIMMERICH, BOISHEIM, DULKEN, AND KREFELD. HE CROSSED THE RHINE, PATROLLED THE RIVER ELBE AND PERFORMED OCCUPATION DUTY UNTIL HIS DIVISION RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES.