World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Wilbur 'Wib' Hertenstein
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Morton, Illinois
Honored By
Patrick McKee
Relationship
Friend
LANDED TROOPS ON THE NORMANDY BEACHES IN JUNE 1944, AND EVACUATED WOUNDED TROOPS FROM THE INVASION BEACHES TO HOSPITAL SHIPS. WHEN HIS DUTIES IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WERE FINISHED, HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE PACIFIC IN PREPARATION FOR THE INVASION OF JAPAN.