Two In Maneuver
Two Lancaster men will take part in a 101st Airborne Division maneuver at Ft. Campbell, Ky , this month. They are Sgt. 1C Harold W. Herr, thirty, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Herr, 419 W. Walnut St., io is a clerk r and Sgt. 1C John E. Bard, twenty-five, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel R. Clerico, 437 Chambers St.
[Lancaster New Era, Lancaster, PA, 10 Apr 1958, Thu, Page 11]
HERR, Harold Walter
81, of St. Petersburg, died July 6. He retired from the Army, having served in the Airborne Division for over 20 years. His loving family resides in FL, IN and WA.
[Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, FL, 12 Jul 2009, Sun, Page 21] |
[courtesy of Bill Knowles]
Harold registered for the draft in Lancaster, PA on 10
January 1946 and was inducted into the army at Harrisburg, PA on 4 March
1946.
Following his separation from the Army, his Selective
Service record was annotated by hand with "Honorable Discharge, RA, C of
G." i.e., "Regular Army, Convenience of Government"
Harold re-enlisted on 3 August 1948 and according to
an entry in the Red Devil Digest, Vol. 7 No. 1. was in 508th ARCT,
Service Co from 1951-56.
As the 508th was morphed into the 101st when it
returned from Beppu, Japan. Sgt Herr did as well,
Harold retired as a Sergeant First Class on 19 August
1998. |