Herb Weatherwax
Staff Sergeant (SSG) Army 1941 Schofield Barracks
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Herb Weatherwax was born in Honolulu, Hawai`i, on June 3, 1917. He was drafted into the United States Army on June 6, 1941. After military basic training he was assigned to the 298th Infantry Regiment located at Schofield Barracks, O`ahu, Hawai`i.

On December 7, 1941, Private Weatherwax was on a weekend pass when he heard an announcement over a local radio station that Pearl Harbor was under attack by Japanese forces and that all military personnel should report to their duty stations. On his way to Schofield Barracks, he witnessed the destruction at Pearl Harbor and at Wheeler Air Field.

In 1944, Herb left Hawai`i for more infantry training and was reassigned to the 69th Division, specifically to the 272nd Infantry Regiment stationed at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. The 69th Division was sent to Europe in 1944 and entered combat at the Eifel Forest, Belgium. From there his regiment moved on further to join up with Russian troops at Torgau located on the west bank of the Elbe River.
Herb Weatherwax joined the National Park Service's Volunteer in the Parks program in mid 1996. He enjoys sharing his war stories with the USS Arizona Memorial visitors.