In April 13, 1945, Lt. John W. Herb would step for the final time into his fighter-bomber — the same P-51D Mustang where he once stood on the wing, smiling broadly with goggles in hand as he posed for a picture. World War II was nearly done, with Nazi Germany just a few weeks from surrender and Europe in tatters. But that didn’t stop Allied attack missions, including the one Herb, a 1940 graduate of Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville, took part in as part of 368th Fighter Squadron, based out of East Wretham, England.