This collection contains a copy of WWII veteran Charles Herbst’s autobiography, The Teenage Farm Boy Goes Off to WWII, and a one shilling bill known as Japanese Invasion Currency. The autobiography touches on many aspects of Herbst’s life but primarily focuses on his time serving in World War II in the Pacific Theater. There are photographs, maps, and some documents also included in the autobiography that are directly related to Herbst’s service.

This collection contains a copy of WWII veteran Charles Herbst’s autobiography, The Teenage Farm Boy Goes Off to WWII, and a one shilling bill known as Japanese Invasion Currency. The autobiography touches on many aspects of Herbst’s life but primarily focuses on his time serving in World War II in the Pacific Theater. There are photographs, maps, and some documents also included in the autobiography that are directly related to Herbst’s service.

The Charles Herbst collection includes an autobiography detailing the life of Charles Herbst, primarily his time serving in World War II, and a one shilling bill known as Japanese Invasion Currency. The memoir is entitled, The Teenage Farm Boy Goes Off to WWII. His account deeply explores his experience throughout training, deployment to Australia, island hopping campaigns, and occupation in Japan before his eventual return to Lake Crystal, Minnesota.