Herman Belkin was born in 1920 and brought up in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn. While attending Brooklyn College as a science major, he volunteered for military service in April 1942.

Mr. Belkin went through basic training with the Armored Forces at Ft. Knox, Kentucky.  Drove motorcycles and halftracks. In June of 1942 he was transferred to Scott Field, Illinois Army Air Force School for officers squadron communications training.

Mr. Belkin served as communications officer in the 3^rd antisubmarine squadron at Army Air Base in Dover Delaware and set up the first control tower on the field.

In 1943 Mr. Belkin was transferred to the 7^th Air Force (Pacific Theater), 819^th Bombardment Squadron (B24’s), as communications officer, was responsible for air and ground radio communications and maintenance, telephone and teletype, message center, cryptographic security, code training, etc.

Mr. Belkin was stationed in Hawaii, Guam, Saipan and Okinowa (called “Island Hopping”).

Mr. Belkin was commissioned a captain in 1945.

In 1949 Mr. Belkin married Barbara Rhodes. Graduated NYU Dental  School in 1951 and moved to Little Neck in 1952 where he opened his practice of general dentistry. He still works part time.

Dr. Belkin is a Charter Member of the Little Neck – Douglaston Lions Club where he served as President, Secretary and Treasurer several times over. In 2002 he was Lion of the Year.