Herbert Hugo Menges

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	World War II Attack on Pearl Harbor

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.

Legacy

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.