01/14/2026
Working out in Fernwood today. Took care of a friends family stone, and came across Herman.
Such a nice property. Well maintained.
The below is just copied from Find A Grave
Diver, United States Navy veteran.
He was born in what was the Stolpmรผnde, Prussia, but is now Ustka, Poland.
He came to America and was part of a crew of a merchant ship that was captured by the Confederates during the Civil War.
He was sent back to the United States and he joined the Navy.
Upon his discharge he started a business as an underwater diver, operating in the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers. He died of Bright's Disease at age 62.