World War II Honoree

Clyde A. Herr

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Pateros, Washington

Honored By

Bette Williams & LTC Charles T. Borg, USA-Ret.

ENLISTED MARCH 13, 1944, AT FORT LEWIS, WASHINGTON AND WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 70TH INFANTRY DIVISION (TRAIL BLAZERS), NEWLY ACTIVATED AT CAMP ADAIR, OREGON. LANDED AT MARSEILLES, FRANCE, IN DECEMBER 1944 AS PART OF TASK FORCE HERREN. FOUGHT INTENSIVE BATTLES IN NORTHEASTERN FRANCE PLAYING A KEY ROLE IN STOPPING THE GERMAN WINTER OFFENSIVE, BATTLE OF THE BULGE. IN MID-JANUARY 1945 THE 70TH MOVED TO POSITIONS SOUTH OF SAARBRUKEN, GERMANY, AND IN FEBRUARY/MARCH THEY PUSHED ACROSS THE SAAR RIVER TO CAPTURE SAARBRUKEN AND MANY OTHER GERMAN CITIES, ELIMINATING GERMAN DEFENSES IN THE AREA. DURING THESE ACTIONS HE WAS WOUNDED. HE RETURNED TO THE STATES IN LATE 1945 AND WAS DISCHARGED. HE EARNED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 BATTLE STARS, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.