Josef Herman Lennart Hermansson was born on 28 Sep 1910 as the fourth child of Herman Pettersson and Emma Lovisa Fagersson in Rakåsa Svensgården, Fölene, Älvsborgs lån, Västergötland, Sweden. He had three siblings, namely: Karl Elof Herbert, Ines Linnea, and Elsa Inez Naemi. He died on 15 Apr 2005 in Herrljunga.