Herbert Edward Montgomery was born 1 Sep 1916, in Indianola, Illinois. His parents are John E. & Flo (Donovan) Montgomery. Herbert attended the Bahalia schools. He was a National Guardsman while in Marysville, Ohio. He was employed in Galion as a machinist with the North Electric Company. He was a resident of Caledonia, Ohio. He married Mary A. (Warford) on 15 September 1940, in Marion, Ohio.

Herbert E. Montgomery entered service in Marysville, Ohio, on 25 February 1943. He attended training at Camp Swift, Texas. Herbert was serving as a Private. He was sent overseas in October of 1943. Pvt. Montgomery was serving in I Company, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division “Red Diamond.”
Pvt. Montgomery became ill, while in Rostrevor, Ireland. He died there of a heart ailment.

Pvt. Herbert Montgomery died on 23 May 1944, in Rostrevor, Ireland. He is buried in Raymond, Cemetery, Raymond, Union County, Ohio.

Herbert E. Montgomery is remembered on the Honor Roll, at the Veterans Memorial Park, in Marion, Ohio; on the west wall of the Marion County Courthouse; and on the World War Two Memorial Wall, at the Marion Cemetery.