World War II Honoree

Henry Albert Eberle

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Springfield, New Jersey

Honored By

Colleen & Philip Scarpa

Relationship

Daughter & Son-in-law

11TH AIRBORNE DIVISION, ASSIGNED TO THE SUPPLY (QUARTERMASTER) CORPS. THEN, HE WAS IN THE 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION AND WENT TO EUROPE. SOON AFTER BEING SENT TO EUROPE, THE DIVISION HE WAS IN CREATED ANOTHER DIVISION CALLED THE 13TH AIRBORNE. HE SPENT MOST OF HIS TIME IN THE 409TH QUARTERMASTER COMPANY OF THE 13TH AIRBORNE DIVISION, WHICH ALSO SUPPORTED AND FOUGHT WITH THE 17TH AIRBORNE DIVISION. HE MOVED BY TRUCK IN JANUARY 1945 TO SUPPLY THE 101ST AND 1ST ARMY THAT MOVED OUT OF BASTOGNE, BELGIUM AFTER HOLDING OFF THE SURROUNDING GERMANS IN DECEMBER, 1944 AS PART OF THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. HE WAS RELOCATED BACK TO FRANCE IN AUXERRE AND BRENON, SOUTH OF PARIS. HE WAS TO PARATROOP DOWN TO BERCHTESGADEN, THE COUNTRY FORTRESS RETREAT OF HITLER, TO KILL HIM, BUT IN THE LAST MINUTES THEY FOUND OUT HITLER LEFT THE FORTRESS, SO THE TRIP WAS CANCELED. HE ONCE HAD TO HIDE OUT UNDER A FARMHOUSE FOR SEVERAL HOURS WHEN GERMANS AND GERMAN TANKS OVERRAN THEIR LINES. RECEIVED EUROPEAN THEATER MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND TWO BATTLE STARS, REPRESENTING ONE FOR CENTRAL EUROPE (BATTLE OF BULGE) AND ONE FOR THE RHINELAND (IN GERMANY).