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NAME Paul Edward Herrick |
NICKNAME Bud |
SERVICE NUMBER 291621 |
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| UNIT Marine Detachment USS Arizona |
HOME OF RECORD 7111 21st Avenue Kenosha, WI |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Ruth Herrick |
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| DATE OF BIRTH June 3, 1922 at Kenosha, WI |
ENTERED SERVICE August 19, 1940 at Chicago, IL |
DATE OF LOSS December 7, 1941 |
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| REGION Hawaiian Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Pearl Harbor |
CASUALTY TYPE Killed In Action |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Private Paul E. Herrick served as a member of the Marine detachment aboard the battleship USS Arizona. He was last known to be aboard on 7 December 1941, and was likely on his way to his battle station when the ship’s magazine exploded, sending her to the bottom of Pearl Harbor. Herrick is believed to have gone down with the Arizona, and his remains are considered nonrecoverable. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private |
STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered. |
MEMORIALS USS Arizona Memorial Honolulu Memorial |
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American Legion Post 21 in Kenosha, WI is named for Pvt. Herrick.
Find out more about Paul Herrick on alpost21.com. We are in contact with some of his relatives who wish to know more about him.
Paul Herrick will be honored at the 80th anniversary ceremony at Kenosha American Legion Post 21 (Paul Herrick Post) on December 7, 2021. We have received a flag which flew over the Arizona memorial and have created a shadow box with Paul’s picture, the Arizona memorial picture, and a brief about his life.
I recently learned my father’s cousin had an American Legion Post named after him. I visited his mother with my family when I was 5 in 1956. I was told I was visiting my father’s aunt in Kenosha who lost a son on the Arizona. But little if any was talked about. Learning, recently ,his mother did not attend the dedication of the Post now explains why.
My father died in 1965 and nothing about Paul was ever learned.
It is wonderful to know that the Legion carries his name and it gives me great pride Paul’s sacrifice is so honored.