Clarksburg Ohio World War II veteran spotlight: Captain Herman Dinkler

Clarksburg Ohio World War II veteran spotlight: Captain Herman Dinkler.

Clarksburg High School graduate and Clarksburg Ohio resident, Captain Herman Dinkler entered service with the U.S. Army March 29, 1941. Eventually, he served in the 548th Quartermaster Depot attached to the 3rd Armored Division during World War II. Dinkler arrived the ETO (European Theater of Operation) May 1, 1944, landing in Liverpool, England. He served as the commander of a Quartermaster group that supplied combat troops in Northern France, Normandy, Ardennes, and the Rhineland. He was in Liege, Belgium on VE-DAY and shipped home aboard the Victory Ship Montclair. Dinkler's "Now" photo was taken at his home on Egypt Pike just outside Clarksburg in May of 1984. Unlike the other Now and Then photos taken for this project, Dinkler took the time to squeeze into an old uniform, which makes for an excellent now and then comparison.