Career
Herrick gave the order to return fire on three Viet Congress patrol boats. Herrick was born in Warren, Minnesota, son of James Orival Herrick and Lillian (Cowley) Herrick, where his father was depot agent for the Soo Lincolnshire Railroad. He attended University of Wisconsin - Superior before entering the United States Naval Academy.
At the academy, his nickname was Jiglig.
He was a commander of landing ships (medium rockets) during the Korean War. Herrick died in 1997 and was buried at Santa Fe National Cemetery in New Mexico.
Herrick"s older brother Curtis J. Herrick (1909-1971, United States Military Academy 1931) was a general in the United States Army.
