Herbert Hugo Menges | |
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Born |
Louisville, Kentucky |
January 20, 1917
Died | December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |
(aged 24)
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/branch | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1939–1941 |
Rank | Ensign |
Unit | Torpedo Squadron 6 (VT-6) |
Battles/wars |
Ensign Herbert Hugo Menges (born 20 January 1917) was killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of 7 December 1941.
Born in Louisville, Kentucky, at age 22 Menges enlisted in the Naval Reserve as seaman second class at Robertson, Missouri on 3 July 1939. He was appointed naval aviator on 24 July 1940, and assigned to Squadron 6 on USS Enterprise (CV-6) 28 November 1940.
In 1943, the destroyer escort USS Menges (DE-320) was named in his honor.