[SFDXA] Ernest A. Herr K4FKF 1923-2012

[Bill]

No one in the SFDXA knew this man but I think for his accomplishments he 
should be recognized. Note his callsign also.
Bill Marx W2CQ


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Ernest A. Herr1923-2012
Early in his youth he became a ham radio operator, communicating by 
short wave radio with people all over the world.While still a high 
school student, he began work with Bell Telephone, a job he held until 
he retired.
Shortly after Pearl Harbor, Ernie enlisted in the Navy, as a radioman on 
a Destroyer and later becoming a Chief Petty Officer on an aircraft 
carrier.His ships participated in all the great sea battles in the Pacific.
Sometime during his stint in the Navy, he returned to school at Hampton 
Sydney and later Princeton.
When the war ended he returned to Bell Telephone and began writing.His 
career as a Navel Historian took on greater significance when the 
Internet arose.His historic accounts won him seven national literary 
awards, and several were portrayed on the History Channel.At one time, 
his internet readers numbered in the millions (of hits).
For the past 5 weeks, Ernie now 90, struggled with double pneumonia.On 
Friday afternoon, Feb. 10, 2012, tired and exhausted, he closed his eyes 
to rest a bit.
His little sleep, quietly and peacefully became eternal.
He was my brother and one of Albert Einstein's students.

http://bellsouthpwp2.net/e/a/ea_herr/index.htm
http://bellsouthpwp2.net/e/a/ea_herr/obannon.html

William Herr

[His websites above are worth going through when one has time to 
appreciate what those WWII men and women managed to do.  Please feel 
free to pass this web information along to anyone with a possible 
interest in military history.  This is his legacy and a tribute to all 
who do and have served.]