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Personal info

Full name
EICHELBERGER, Earl E
Date of birth
9 November 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland
Hometown
Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland

Military service

Service number
33723930
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 15 48

Immediate family

Members
John M. Eichelberger (father)
Nellie H. Eichelberger (mother)
William M. Eichelberger (brother)
Pauline B. Eichelberger (sister)
Paul M. Eichelberger (brother)
Kenneth L. Eichelberger (brother)
Kreps A. Eichelberger (brother)
Carl E. Eichelberger (brother)
Lethia M. Eichelberger (sister)
Thelma L. Eichelberger (sister)
Nellie A. Eichelberger (sister)
Mildred Eichelberger (sister)
Dorothy Eichelberger (sister)
Joan Eichelberger (sister)
Gloria Ann Eichelberger (sister)
E. E. Eichelberger (wife)
Phylis A. Eichelberger (daughter)

More information

Pfc Earl Eichelberger enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 1 May 1943.
A member of Patch's 7th Army, the infantryman had served in North Africa, Italy, France and Germany during the 18 months he was overseas.

Source of information: André Koch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Zach Eichelberger Family Tree, The Morning Herald - 5 April 1945, The Daily Mail - 30 March 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet