Herbert Hugo Menges

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Herbert Hugo Menges
Born	(1917-01-20)January 20, 1917 Louisville, Kentucky
Died	December 7, 1941(1941-12-07) (aged 24) Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
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	Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

Herbert Hugo Menges, born in Louisville, Kentucky 20 January 1917 enlisted in the Naval Reserve as seaman second class at Robertson, Missouri on 3 July 1939. Appointed naval aviator 24 July 1940 he was assigned to Squadron 6 on USS Enterprise (CV-6) 28 November 1940. Ensign Menges was killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941.

Namesake

In 1943, the destroyer escort USS Menges (DE-320) was named in his honor.

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

"Menges". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Retrieved March 19, 2007.

Persondata
Name	Menges, Herbert
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	20 January 1917
Place of birth	Louisville, Kentucky
Date of death	7 December 1941
Place of death	Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

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