World War II Honoree

Eugene Frederick Gaither

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Alton, Illinois

Honored By

Sfc. Paris A. Williams

Relationship

Grandson

SERVED AS A SERGEANT IN COMPANY H, 148TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 37TH INFANTRY DIVISION. PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF LUZON TO LIBERATE THE PHILIPPINES. HAD FOUR BROTHERS WHO ALSO FOUGHT AS INFANTRYMEN IN WWII; ONE WAS KILLED IN THE PACIFIC IN 1944. AWARDED TWO BRONZE STAR MEDALS, PURPLE HEART AND THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.