Union County

 

Lt. Orris Elton Herr

 

 

Orris Elton Herr was born Sept. 6, 1921 to Harry L. and Elizabeth Smith Herr. He died Dec. 4, 1944 and is buried in Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France.

Lt. Herr served in World War II with the U.S. Army 202nd Field Artillery Battalion and was KIA in France. He was awarded the Purple Heart.

Source: ancestry.com