Hershel Almond as Hershel Wayne Gober. Hershel Wayne Gober (born December 21, 1936[2]) is a former government official and Vietnam War veteran. Gober had at least 5 single releases and one album as a recording artist; the first two were as Hershel Almond on Ace and Challenge in 1959. The others were on ABC ("The Proud American", 1966), Tee Pee (1967) and Buddah (1969). Read more on Last.fm