World War II Honoree

Allan Meyer Hirshberg

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED AS A LIEUTENANT COMMANDING AN LSM (R) ROCKETSHIP INVOLVED IN COMBAT IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. HE WAS AWARDED THE NAVY CROSS FOR HEROISM AS COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE USS LSM (R)-194 IN ACTION AGAINST THE ENEMY DURING THE ASSAULT ON OKINAWA. AFTER A BOMB LADEN SUICIDE PLANE CRASHED INTO HIS SHIP. HE DIRECTED THE ENTIRE DAMAGE CONTROL FROM THE CONN. DISPLAYING EXCEPTIONAL COURAGE WHEN IT BECAME NECESSARY TO ABANDON SHIP, HE REMAINED TO SUPERVISE THE CONTINUOUS FIRE OF HIS ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERIES AGAINST FURTHER ENEMY AIR ATTACKS.