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George H. Herr Jr.

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George H. Herr Jr.

Birth
Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, USA
Death
28 Jul 1950 (aged 29)
South Korea
Burial
Wyoming, Kent County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
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Jasper Co., IN birth records
George Herr, son of George Herr & G. (Gertie Maueria) Hudson

child-George Herr, III

1930 Remington, Jasper Co., IN
grandson of Charles & Addie Hudson
Charles M. Hudson b. ca 1871 IL
Addie M. b. ca 1875 IL
Charles M. b. ca 1911 ND
George H Herr b. ca 1922 IN-grandson

1940 May 9, Carpenter Twp., Jasper Co., IN
Charles Hudson 69yrs widowed b. MO
lived in Benton Co. in 1935 farmer
Sophia daughter 42yrs b. IL, lived in Benton Co. in 1935
public school teacher
George Herr Jr. 18yrs,b. IN, grandson, lived in Benton Co. in 1935


He graduated 1939 Remington (IN) High school in the same class with my father Maurice Leroy Knochel #47017480
also graduated with Louise Lewis Shelmon #91898214

Charles & Adda Hudson are buried in Weston cemetery, Rensselaer, IN

George Herr, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
Name:George Herr
Name (Original):HERR GEORGE
Event Type:Military Service
Event Date: 30 Oct 1945
Term of Enlistment:Enlistment for Hawaiian Department
Event Place:Mather Fld, Mills, California, United States
Residence Place:
Race:White
Citizenship Status:citizen
Birth Year:1921
Birthplace:INDIANA
Education Level:2 years of college
Civilian Occupation:Tinsmiths, coppersmiths, and sheet metal workers
Marital Status:Single, without dependents
Military Rank:Staff Sergeant
Army Branch:Air Corps
Army Component:Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source Reference:Enlisted Man, Philippine Scout or recall to AD of an enlisted man who had been transferred to the ERC
Serial Number:15108381
Affiliate Publication Title:
Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946
Affiliate ARC Identifier:1263923
Box Film Number:01852.42

CA marriage records
George Herr m. Hildegard Rost 26 Nov 1948

Rensselaer Republican
Mon., 31 July 1950, pg. 1, col. 6
George Herr, Jr., Jasper Co. Boy, Is Korean War Fatality
The full impact of war struck Jasper County today when Mrs. Sophia Mischer received word that her nephew, George Herr, Jr., was killed in action in Korea on July 28th. The message did not contain details.
Mr. Herr was a former student of St. Joseph College here where he studied for two years after being graduated from Remington high school.
He was born in Rensselaer May 25, 1921.
His college career was interrupted by World War II. He was on foreign service much of the time during World War II as a member of the crew of a B29. He received several medals for distinguished services.
Following World War II he was stationed at Fort Wright at Spokane, Washington, but soon after the outbreak of the Korean trouble, he was sent to Korea.
Survivors are the wife, Hilda, and two-year-old son-George III, and other relatives.

George Herr
Birth Date: 25 May 1921
Birth City: Remington
State Registered: Indiana
Death Date: 28 Jul 1950
Death Country: Korea
Death Description:Killed in Action
War:Korean War
Title:STAFF SERGEANT, U.S. Air Force
Rank:Staff Sergeant
Service:U.S. Air Force
Service ID: AF15108381

Notes:
Staff Sergeant Herr was a crew member of a B-29A Superfortress Bomber with the 28th Bomber Squadron, 19th Bomber Group. On July 28, 1950, while on a combat mission, an engine caught fire. The bombs were released and some crew members bailed out. The aircraft finally landed safely at Haneda Air Base, Japan. He jumped but was killed in the fall. Staff Sergeant Herr was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Data Source:
Korean War Veterans Honor Roll

military tombstone application
Remington Cemetery

obituary on mother-Gertrude M. Hudson Herr (#39530552)
Rensselaer REpublican, Wed., 17 Aug 1921, pg. 1, col. 4
Obituary
Gertrude M. Hudson Herr, daughter of Charles and Adda Ryan Hudson, was born in Winamac, Ind., March 17, 1903, and died at the Jasper county hospital after a short period of illness of typhoid pneumonia, August 14, 1921, at the age of 18 years, 4 months and 27 days.
She was converted during the evangelistic meeting held by the Keer brothers and united with the Methodist church under the ministry of Dr. Curnick, Decemver 12, 1915.
She was unitd in marriage with George Herr, Novemeber 9, 1920.
She is survived by her husband, and infant son, George Herr, Jr., her parents, two brothers and three sisters.
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Card of Thanks
We desire to express out sincere and heartfelt thanks to those who so kindly assisted us during the sickness and following the death of our beloved wife and daughter. Especially do we thenk those who conbtiuted flowers and the minister for his words of comfort.
George Herr.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hudson.

George Herr was FAG #70811649 submitted 3 June 2011 -originally created by Alana Knochel Bauman
Jasper Co., IN birth records
George Herr, son of George Herr & G. (Gertie Maueria) Hudson

child-George Herr, III

1930 Remington, Jasper Co., IN
grandson of Charles & Addie Hudson
Charles M. Hudson b. ca 1871 IL
Addie M. b. ca 1875 IL
Charles M. b. ca 1911 ND
George H Herr b. ca 1922 IN-grandson

1940 May 9, Carpenter Twp., Jasper Co., IN
Charles Hudson 69yrs widowed b. MO
lived in Benton Co. in 1935 farmer
Sophia daughter 42yrs b. IL, lived in Benton Co. in 1935
public school teacher
George Herr Jr. 18yrs,b. IN, grandson, lived in Benton Co. in 1935


He graduated 1939 Remington (IN) High school in the same class with my father Maurice Leroy Knochel #47017480
also graduated with Louise Lewis Shelmon #91898214

Charles & Adda Hudson are buried in Weston cemetery, Rensselaer, IN

George Herr, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
Name:George Herr
Name (Original):HERR GEORGE
Event Type:Military Service
Event Date: 30 Oct 1945
Term of Enlistment:Enlistment for Hawaiian Department
Event Place:Mather Fld, Mills, California, United States
Residence Place:
Race:White
Citizenship Status:citizen
Birth Year:1921
Birthplace:INDIANA
Education Level:2 years of college
Civilian Occupation:Tinsmiths, coppersmiths, and sheet metal workers
Marital Status:Single, without dependents
Military Rank:Staff Sergeant
Army Branch:Air Corps
Army Component:Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source Reference:Enlisted Man, Philippine Scout or recall to AD of an enlisted man who had been transferred to the ERC
Serial Number:15108381
Affiliate Publication Title:
Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946
Affiliate ARC Identifier:1263923
Box Film Number:01852.42

CA marriage records
George Herr m. Hildegard Rost 26 Nov 1948

Rensselaer Republican
Mon., 31 July 1950, pg. 1, col. 6
George Herr, Jr., Jasper Co. Boy, Is Korean War Fatality
The full impact of war struck Jasper County today when Mrs. Sophia Mischer received word that her nephew, George Herr, Jr., was killed in action in Korea on July 28th. The message did not contain details.
Mr. Herr was a former student of St. Joseph College here where he studied for two years after being graduated from Remington high school.
He was born in Rensselaer May 25, 1921.
His college career was interrupted by World War II. He was on foreign service much of the time during World War II as a member of the crew of a B29. He received several medals for distinguished services.
Following World War II he was stationed at Fort Wright at Spokane, Washington, but soon after the outbreak of the Korean trouble, he was sent to Korea.
Survivors are the wife, Hilda, and two-year-old son-George III, and other relatives.

George Herr
Birth Date: 25 May 1921
Birth City: Remington
State Registered: Indiana
Death Date: 28 Jul 1950
Death Country: Korea
Death Description:Killed in Action
War:Korean War
Title:STAFF SERGEANT, U.S. Air Force
Rank:Staff Sergeant
Service:U.S. Air Force
Service ID: AF15108381

Notes:
Staff Sergeant Herr was a crew member of a B-29A Superfortress Bomber with the 28th Bomber Squadron, 19th Bomber Group. On July 28, 1950, while on a combat mission, an engine caught fire. The bombs were released and some crew members bailed out. The aircraft finally landed safely at Haneda Air Base, Japan. He jumped but was killed in the fall. Staff Sergeant Herr was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Data Source:
Korean War Veterans Honor Roll

military tombstone application
Remington Cemetery

obituary on mother-Gertrude M. Hudson Herr (#39530552)
Rensselaer REpublican, Wed., 17 Aug 1921, pg. 1, col. 4
Obituary
Gertrude M. Hudson Herr, daughter of Charles and Adda Ryan Hudson, was born in Winamac, Ind., March 17, 1903, and died at the Jasper county hospital after a short period of illness of typhoid pneumonia, August 14, 1921, at the age of 18 years, 4 months and 27 days.
She was converted during the evangelistic meeting held by the Keer brothers and united with the Methodist church under the ministry of Dr. Curnick, Decemver 12, 1915.
She was unitd in marriage with George Herr, Novemeber 9, 1920.
She is survived by her husband, and infant son, George Herr, Jr., her parents, two brothers and three sisters.
-----------------
Card of Thanks
We desire to express out sincere and heartfelt thanks to those who so kindly assisted us during the sickness and following the death of our beloved wife and daughter. Especially do we thenk those who conbtiuted flowers and the minister for his words of comfort.
George Herr.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hudson.

George Herr was FAG #70811649 submitted 3 June 2011 -originally created by Alana Knochel Bauman

Bio by: Alana Knochel Bauman



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