World War II Honoree

John Benjamin Herr

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Columbia City, Indiana

Honored By

Rebecca Vogely

Relationship

Daughter

ENLISTED IN THE ARMY IN INDIANA. HE TRAINED AND WAS THEN SENT TO FIGHT THE WAR IN EUROPE. HE WAS AMONG SOME OF THE EARLY TROOPS SENT INTO FRANCE. HE WAS WOUNDED AND THEN CAPTURED BY THE GERMANS AND PLACED IN A PRISON CAMP AT TORGAU (STALAG 4D) AND WAS HELD THERE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. HE WAS THEN MOVED TO CHEMNITZ WHERE HE WAS RELEASED WHEN THE WAR WAS OVER. HE RETURNED BACK TO THE US AND WAS STATIONED IN ARKANSAS AND OREGON UNTIL HIS ENLISTMENT TIME WAS COMPLETED. HE RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL.