Sergeant Herbert L. Lanier, veteran

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20038456

Description

101st Division paratrooper here on furlough to see wife. Sgt. Herbert L. Lanier, a veteran of 14 months with the 101st Airborne Division in Europe, is back in the United States for medical treatment, and is spending a furlough with his wife at their home. Lanier, with the demolition engineer corps of the paratroopers, holds battle stars for active service on D-Day, the battle of St. Lo and the jump into Holland. He has a Purple Heart and the Presidential Unit Citation. In addition, he also holds the Bronze Star Medal, awarded to him for blowing up a strategic bridge in Normandy during the first days of invasion. Lanier was a prisoner of the Germans for 10 days when his division was encircled last December at Bastogne. "We got about the same treatment as all POWs have had," he says. "We ate soybean soup and horsemeat once a day. They tried to make us work, and also kicked us around a little. Also, we lost all our personal possessions, including our clothes." Photograph of Sergeant Herbert L. Lanier dressed in his military uniform. Published in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram Evening Edition May 15. 1945.

Archival Date

1945-05-15

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-604

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Military uniforms; Paratroopers; Soldiers; Prisoners of war; Purple Heart; Presidential Unit Citation; Bronze Star Medal; United States. Army. Airborne Division, 101st; Normandy; D-Day; Lanier, Herbert L. (Sgt.)