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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Gerald Omar Eaton

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Alexandria Bay, New York

Honored By

Jerry Omar Eaton

Relationship

Grandson

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS AN INFANTRYMAN WITH THE 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION 'RAINBOW', 242ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, COMPANY F. SERVED FROM 1944 UNTIL 1946 AND LANDED IN MARSEILLES, FRANCE AND FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. HE IS A VETERAN OF BATTLES AT GAMBSHEIM, HATTEN AND RITTERSHOFFEN WHERE COMPANY F WAS DECIMATED. HE WAS ONE OF 14 ORIGINAL COMPANY F MEN TO SURVIVE THE WAR. WAS ALSO PART OF THE LIBERATION OF THE DEATH CAMP AT DACHAU, GERMANY.