Herman V. Wall, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 21-Apr-1905
Place of Birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Date of Death: 13-Jan-1997
Profession: photographer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Herman V. Wall
- Herman V.
- Wall (April 21, 1905 – January 13, 1997) was a World War II combat photographer and photographic illustrator.
- During the June 6, 1944 D-Day landings in Normandy, France, Captain Wall was Commanding Officer of the United States Army's 165th Signal Photo Company.
- Of the conspicuous heroism Wall displayed to provide much of the Army's initial photographic intelligence in the Omaha Beach landing sector, General Dwight D.
- Eisenhower (Supreme Commander of Allied forces in the European Theater of Operations) wrote "...a salute to a man whose gallantry, on D-Day, was outstanding on a field when gallantry was the rule." During the pre- and post-World War II periods, Wall was a well-known freelance photographic illustrator and a late member of "Camera Pictorialists of Los Angeles." His photographs covered six decades, and could be found in international photo salons and well-known magazines such as Time and Life.
- Notable among his associates were Charles Kerlee and Trevor Goodman.
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