World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Rufus Edwin Eckhoff
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Lincoln, Missouri
Honored By
CW3 Kevin D. Eckhoff (Ret)
Relationship
Nephew
INDUCTED INTO THE NAVY ON DECEMBER 16, 1943 AT LEAVENWORTH, KS. HE WAS SENT TO GREAT LAKES NAVAL STATION, ILLINOIS FOR BOOT CAMP. HE LEFT FOR OVERSEAS DUTY IN MARCH 1944 AND WAS STATIONED AT BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA. HE DIED AT THE U.S. NAVAL HOSPITAL IN FARRAGUT, IDAHO ON JULY 1, 1945 FROM A HEART CONDITION.