U.S. Army Sgt. John O. Herrick was aboard the Landing Craft Infantry (Large) 92 en route to Omaha Beach during the D-Day assault on June 6, 1944. Assigned to Company B, 149th Engineer Combat ...

has identified an Emporia man killed during World War II. Sgt. John O. Herrick, 19, was onboard a landing craft blown up by an underwater mine during the D-Day invasion of Normandy Beach on June 6 ...

John O. Herrick of Emporia, killed during World War II, was accounted for Aug. 21, 2023. His family recently received a full briefing on his identification. In June 1944, Herrick, then 19 ...