World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Herbert W. Ballard
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Honored By
Linda B. Reeves & Billy Ballard
Relationship
Daughter & Son
JOINED NAVY IN NOVEMBER 1942. NAVAL BOOT CAMP, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. HOSPITAL MEDICAL CORPS, U.S. NAVAL HOSPITAL, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; JANUARY 1943. ASSIGNED TO MARINE AIR GROUP 35. SERVED WITH 1ST MARINE AIR GROUP 11, AS MEDICAL CORPSMAN IN SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, JULY 1943-NOVEMBER 1945.