Herman was the son of Robert and Agnes Bethke
Herman Ferdinand Bethke, born 5/12/1901, died 8/1985, divorced, without dependents, enlisted in WWII Army 8/18/1942, height 70″ weight 168.
He was 20 at the time of marriage, was a laborer at a power plant.
A 1936 Baltimore Directory lists Herman as a laborer at the Bureau of Sewers and residing in Stemmers Run, Baltimore.