World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William J. Eckles
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
DRAFTED INTO THE ARMY. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO ORDNANCE AND SAW ACTION IN EUROPE AND AFRICA. BY THE TIME HE WAS DISCHARGED IN 1945, HE HAD RECEIVED SEVERAL MEDALS AND ATTAINED THE RANK OF FIRST SERGEANT.