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CONTENTSEd & Ray Hersman in WWII7 Justine Joy Hersman McHenry’s Account 1007.1 Junior McHenry in the War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1007.2 Early Childhood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1017.3 Junior’s Father . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1017.4 Junior in the War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1028 Ernest Ray Hersman’s POW Experience 1048.1 Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1048.2 Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1058.2.1 German SS Uniform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1068.3 Train Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1068.4 Cold & Close to Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1078.4.1 At POW Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1078.4.2 Bad Bread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1088.4.3 Stone Quary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1088.4.4 The French . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1098.5 Lines Not to Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1098.6 Ray & Ed ’s Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1108.7 Final Thoughts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1108.7.1 Salutation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1119 Chronology of Ray Hersman’s Time as a POW 1129.1 What We Know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1129.2 Chronology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11310 Other Documents 11810.1 The Hersmans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11810.2 The Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11810.3 Ed ’s Silver Star Citation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11810.4 Ray’s Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1185
Chapter 1PrefaceThis collection contains raw material about brothers Edward Randolph Hersman(Ed ) and Ernest Ray Hersman (Ray) and their exploits in World WarII. Ray was taken prisoner in WWII by the Germans and was liberated,incredibly, by his brother Ed ’s Division. 11.0.1 BackgroundEd was, in every sense, a war hero. I am struck with the similarities to hisaccount of WWII with that of Audie Murphy in his autobiography To Helland Back [4]. Both went through a transition of assuming they were alreadydead - a state of mind allowing a soldier to do what he needed to do. Bothwere heros. Ed was recommended for two silver stars, and received one. Hisaccount of his deeds in WWII, carefully read, are astonishing. This was aman of enormous courage.Ray’s war experience shaped much of his philosophy and later life. Personally,I count Ray Hersman as one of the most influential men in my life. Inthe awkwardness of my college days, I would often drive to his home in NewAlbany and spend hours talking. He was instrumental in introducing me toChrist. This initial embracing of Christ’s Lordship and role as intercessor to1 Ed and Ray are my mother’s brothers.6
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Page 9 and 10: Chapter 2Ed ’s Early Memoriesby E
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Page 44 and 45: 4.2. RESOLVED NOT TO RUN Ed & Ray H
Page 46 and 47: 4.3. THE ATTACK ON SAINTENY Ed & Ra
Page 48 and 49: 4.4. HUNTING SNIPERS Ed & Ray Hersm
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4.8. BACK INTO COMBAT Ed & Ray Hers
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4.9. LUXEMBOURG Ed & Ray Hersman in
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4.10. HERBORN Ed & Ray Hersman in W
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4.10. HERBORN Ed & Ray Hersman in W
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4.11. SIEGFRIED LINE Ed & Ray Hersm
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4.11. SIEGFRIED LINE Ed & Ray Hersm
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4.12. BATTLE OF THE BULDGE Ed & Ray
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4.12. BATTLE OF THE BULDGE Ed & Ray
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4.14. FREEZING IN LANGLIR Ed & Ray
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4.15. DÜSSELDORF Ed & Ray Hersman
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4.16. ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE Ed & Ra
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4.19. BROTHER RAY Ed & Ray Hersman
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4.20. BARBY ON THE ELBE RIVER Ed &
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4.22. END OF THE EUROPEAN WAREd & R
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4.23. GOING HOME Ed & Ray Hersman i
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5.1. BACK TO CLEVELAND Ed & Ray Her
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5.3. GETTING MARRIED Ed & Ray Hersm
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5.4. LIVING IN CLEVELAND Ed & Ray H
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6.1. THE 83RD DIVISION Ed & Ray Her
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7.2. EARLY CHILDHOOD Ed & Ray Hersm
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7.4. JUNIOR IN THE WAR Ed & Ray Her
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8.2. CAPTURE Ed & Ray Hersman in WW
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8.4. COLD & CLOSE TO RUSSIA Ed & Ra
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8.5. LINES NOT TO CROSS Ed & Ray He
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8.7. FINAL THOUGHTS Ed & Ray Hersma
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9.2. CHRONOLOGY Ed & Ray Hersman in
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10.4. RAY’S CAPTURE Ed & Ray Hers
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Bibliography[1] Berga: Soldiers of
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INDEXEd & Ray Hersman in WWIIBattle
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