World War II Honoree

Phillip Herman Eilebrecht

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Gunnison, Colorado

Honored By

Penny & Debra

Relationship

Daughters

SERVED AS AN M8 ARMORED CAR DRIVER IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS, ASSIGNED TO THE 102ND MECHANIZED CAVALRY RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON, V-CORPS, U.S. 1ST ARMY. LANDED ON OMAHA BEACH, D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944 WITH THE SECOND WAVE DURING THE NORMANDY INVASION. PARTICIPATED IN THE CAMPAIGNS AND BATTLES OF NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, BATTLE OF ST. LO, BATTLE OF THE BULGE (ARDENNES-ALSACE CAMPAIGN) AND THE RHINELAND. ON AUGUST 25, 1944 HE AND HIS UNIT PARTICIPATED IN THE LIBERATION OF PARIS. AFTER FIGHTING HIS WAY THROUGH GERMANY, HIS UNIT MOVED INTO PRAGUE, CZECHOSLOVAKIA TO ASSIST IN ITS LIBERATION. AMONG OTHER CITATIONS AND MEDALS, HE WAS AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH THE BRONZE ARROWHEAD.