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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Donald Eugene Herman

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Liberty, Missouri

Honored By

VFW Post 11242

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ON THE USS TERRY WHICH SAW ACTION IN THE BATTLE FOR IWO JIMA, SURVIVING TWO MISSES FROM JAPANESE SHORE BATTERIES, BUT SUFFERED A DIRECT HIT FROM A THIRD SHELLING. THIS DIRECT HIT ON 2 MARCH 1945 SEVERELY INJURED HIM AND HE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY AWARDED A PURPLE HEART.