Norman Herren
Norman G. Herren, 2007
- Branch of Service: U.S. Navy
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant (Junior Grade)
- Military Service: Enlisted, September 1945 - February 1946
Listen to the following sections by scrolling forward to the timecode.
0:00 - Notre Dame for basic training; military pay; new ship
1:35 - Started a store on the new ship
3:25 - Being on watch
4:18 - Journey overseas
8:00 - D-Day and aftermath
14:00 - Life on the farm
17:22 - Christmas Eve on the waterfront
21:22 - Saved his crew from mines
24:49 - Positive outlook after the war
27:23 - Flying bombs
30:58 - Grandson in military
32:57 - Happy to have served
This story was recorded at an SDPB event in Vermillion, SD.
Norman G. Herren, 1945
LST 528 (Norman Herren indicated that the LST 528 was built in Jeffersonville, Indiana for $1,241,860.52.)
LST 528
Campaign Medals and Stars - Authority to Wear
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