Son of Forrest, Sr. and Grethel Vanbibber Herron in Moon, Oklahoma and grew up in Norman. He served in the Navy during WWII and was on active duty in the South Pacific. After leaving the Navy, he enlisted in the National Guard and later joined the Air Force, where he served in the Korean Conflict. Forrest was stationed at Randolf A.F.B., Texas when ordered to Vietnam in June of 1965, on Special Assignment, where he served as supply Sergeant for Military Assistance Command under General Westmorland. He was wounded in January of 1966, when a terrorist bomb exploded in Saigon for which he received the Purple Heart. He retired in 1973, as SMSGT from the Air Force.
Son of Forrest, Sr. and Grethel Vanbibber Herron in Moon, Oklahoma and grew up in Norman. He served in the Navy during WWII and was on active duty in the South Pacific. After leaving the Navy, he enlisted in the National Guard and later joined the Air Force, where he served in the Korean Conflict. Forrest was stationed at Randolf A.F.B., Texas when ordered to Vietnam in June of 1965, on Special Assignment, where he served as supply Sergeant for Military Assistance Command under General Westmorland. He was wounded in January of 1966, when a terrorist bomb exploded in Saigon for which he received the Purple Heart. He retired in 1973, as SMSGT from the Air Force.
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