World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John R. Herb
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Easton, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Stephen Savage
HE SERVED AS A RIGHT-WAIST GUNNER IN THE 8TH AIR FORCE ON A B-17 FLYING FORTRESS. HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS WHEN HIS CREW FLEW THE FIRST DAYLIGHT BOMBING MISSION OVER BERLIN. HIS BATTALION WAS INVOLVED IN MORE THAN 30 BOMBING MISSIONS ON GERMAN MILITARY TARGETS AND HIS UNIT WAS AWARDED TWO PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATIONS FOR THEIR EFFORTS.