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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Herman Benn

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U.S. ARMY FROM 1941 TO 1945 DURING WWII. IN 1944 HE WAS INJURED WHEN HIS TRUCK CARRYING GERMAN PRISONERS, HIT A LANDMINE. AFTER HIS RECOVERY HE WAS ASSIGNED AS AN ARMY TYPIST IN NEW YORK CITY. HE WAS AWARDED A PURPLE HEART.