World War II Honoree

Hershel L. Ward

Hometown

Lake Valley, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ONE OF EIGHT WARD-FAMILY BROTHERS TO VOLUNTEER FOR SERVICE. HIS FAMILY IS BELIEVED TO BE THE ONLY FAMILY IN USA HISTORY TO HAVE EIGHT BROTHERS IN MILITARY SERVICE SERVING OVERSEAS SIMULTANEOUSLY DURING WARTIME. SERVED DURING THE WAR, WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.