Herman Priestley

Personal Information

Birthplace: Elm, New Jersey

Service Information

Branch of Service: Army

Unit: 278th Engineer Combat Btn

Theater of Operation: European

Enlisted / Commissioned: Jun 1, 1944

Discharged: Mar 1, 1946

Highest Rank: SGT

Honored By: Robert A. Priestley

Biography

Herman W. Priestley was assigned to Headquarters and Supply, 278th Engineer Combat Battalion in the ETO.
Sgt. Priestley had many stories as I’m sure do most supply Sergeants. He once went on leave to Paris and when he returned, discovered the Batallion had misplaced a Bailey Bridge. His unit received a unit citation for aiding in the preparation and repositioning of General Patton’s personal half track to be used in the General’s funeral procession.
He was in Europe from September 1944 to Spring of 1946