Herbert Hugo Menges

Herbert Hugo Menges
Born	(1917-01-20)January 20, 1917
Died	December 7, 1941(1941-12-07) (aged 24)
Place of birth	Louisville, Kentucky
Place of death	Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Allegiance	United States
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. http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/m8/menges.htm. Retrieved March 19, 2007.