Herman Bazin is finally home

Herman Bazin is finally home

By Kelly Birchall Frazier

He loved to be home in Lawrence; he is finally back.

Mr. Herman Bazin was a WWII Veteran who served from 1942 – 1945.  He would always say he was no hero for serving in the war, as we corrected him and reminded him of the awards he received and thanked him for his service.

Anyone that met this kind, humble, cheerful man will tell you he is Our Hero. He would tell you stories of when his class graduated and he went into the military a week later.  After serving in the Battle of the Bulge he assisted in a tanker with a couple of men from down south, and when it snowed and got really cold, Mr. Bazin showed them how to make a fort from snow.

Upon returning home right before Christmas in 1945, he took the bus to his home on Newton St., happy to see his sister and family are just a couple of amazing memories he used to tell.

He loved to go for walks to Walgreens on Broadway with his homemade pushcart. He enjoyed having company at his home and drink his small coffee and glazed donut while just chatting about life.  Another favorite of his was going for breakfast and his favorite was two pancakes and two sausages.

We recently celebrated his 95th birthday with members of the Lawrence Police and Firefighters Departments, Lawrence Veterans Services, IVCS, NEVLH, Disabled American Veterans, and many Veterans and families in a drive bye birthday party.

During the Gas explosion, he was placed in a hotel courtesy of International Veterans Care Services (IVCS) and New England Veterans Liberty House (NEVLH) but he just asked to go home.  He loved to be home in Lawrence.