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Roy
Jacob
Herte
POW (WWII)
1901-04-09

–

1986-08-28

Born:

, 

New York

Home:

, 

New York

Roy Herte graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1926. He retired as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Germany)

    Action Date:

    September 1944 – May 1945

    Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry) Roy Jacob Herte (ASN: 0-16516), United States Army, was captured during fighting in France in September 1944, and was held as a Prisoner of War until the end of hostilities in May 1945.