World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ross Laclede Herbolt
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Bethel, Ohio
Honored By
Regina Leigh Herbolt
Relationship
Daughter
DRAFTED IN 1941 AT THE AGE OF 27. LEFT CINCINNATI, OHIO FOR TRAINING AT CAMP LEE, VIRGINIA BEFORE BEING STATIONED AT FT. DEVENS, MASSACHUSETTS. AFTER THE BOMBING OF PEARL HARBOR, TRANSPORTED TO CALIFORNIA TO LEAVE ABOARD THE HERMITAGE (AN ITALIAN LUXURY LINER CONVERTED FOR USE IN TRANSPORTING TROOPS OVER SEAS DURING THE WAR) TO SERVE ON THE RUSSIAN SUPPLY LINE IN IRAN. SERVED TWO YEARS IN IRAN AND RETURNED HOME WITH AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE IN 1945.