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EASTMAN, Jerome Post - Date of
birth
12 August 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Vermont -
Hometown
Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-303535 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Platoon Commander -
Unit
B Company,
747th Tank Battalion
-
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 March 1945 - Place of
death
Vicinity of Golpen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 11 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Walter Roy Eastman (father)
Florence (Post) Eastman (mother)
Caroline F. Eastman (sister)
Catherine (Hill) Eastman (wife)
Caroline Eastman (daughter)
Allen H. Eastman (son)
More information
Lt Eastman was employed by the Fleischman Yeast Company in Chicago he enlisted in October 1941. He arrived in England in February 1944, whence he entered France at D plus 5.He was awarded the Silver Star Medal for action above and beyond the call of duty in Normandy. He was wounded during this action, but returned to duty.
On 1 March 1945, in the vicinity of Golpen, Germany, he was killed while leading his tank platoon.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbook / 1930 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, U.S. School Yearbook