World War II Honoree

Francis W. Eastwood

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Richard W. Kennedy

Relationship

Friend

INDUCTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY AT FORT MEADE IN OCTOBER 1941. TOOK BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP WHEELER, GEORGIA. TRANSFERRED TO FORT MCCLELLAN, ALABAMA AS A DRILL INSTRUCTOR. TRANSFERRED TO FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY AND WAS ASSIGNED TO A PORT BATTALION. TRANSFERRED TO PORT CHURCHILL, HUDSON BAY, CANADA AS A STEVEDORE. RETURNED TO FORT DIX AND THEN TRANSFERRED TO BROOKLYN FOR EMBARKATION TO ORAN, ALGIERS. CONTINUED WORK AS A STEVEDORE AND WAS PRESENT AT THE INVASION OF ITALY. SAW DUTY AT SALERNO, NAPLES AND ANZIO. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AT HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA IN OCTOBER 1945 AS A SERGEANT TECHNICIAN. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.