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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

William Clifford Herbert

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Forty Fort, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Sam E. Pennartz

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS AS AN AVIATION CADET ON 14 MARCH 1941 AT HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA. CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY WHILE AN ROTC CADET AT BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY, PENNSYLVANIA. SERVED AS A PILOT IN A FIGHTER SQUADRON IN NORTHERN AUSTRALIA. HAD TO CRASH LAND IN THE OUTBACK, BUT SAFELY WALKED OUT. WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ASSIGNED TO A TEST SQUADRON IN CALIFORNIA.