World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Carl Eisen, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Montclair, New Jersey
Honored By
Carl Eisen, Jr.
Relationship
Self
HE SERVED AS CADET IN TRAINING FOR THE U.S. NAVAL AIR CORPS FROM FEBRUARY 1942 TO MAY 6, 1943. HE THEN SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 461ST BOMB GROUP, 766TH BOMB SQUADRON, IN CERIGNOLA, ITALY. HE WAS LAST STATIONED AT SMOKEY HILL ARMY AIR BASE IN SALINA, KANSAS. HE RECEIVED THE AIR MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL WITH 4 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS (BALKANS CAMPAIGN), WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.