World War II Honoree

George Amos Easterday

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Brewster, Minnesota

Honored By

Joe Feaster

Relationship

Fellow Veteran

AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART IN ADDITION TO THE AMERICAN AIR FORCE, AMERICAN DEFENSE AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDALS. ALSO EARNED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL FOR HONOR, FIDELITY AND EFFICIENCY. SERVED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AND 24 DAYS FROM JUNE 1941 TO JULY 1945, A TOTAL OF 581 COMBAT DAYS FROM THE DAY HE WAS ACTIVATED AT FORT BENNING, GEORGIA. HE DROVE A TANK FOR THE 751ST TANK BATTALION. PRINCIPAL BATTLES: FONDOUK, BIZERTE, PAESTUM, MIGNANO, ROME, VOLTURNO, ATAVILLA, ANZIO, PISA, CISTERNA, MOUNT BELVEDERE, THE PO VALLEY, THE AMPHIBIOUS OPERATION FOR D-DAY, AND THE CAMPAIGNS OF TUNISIA, NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO, THE NORTH APENNINES AND PO VALLEY. WHILE WITH THE 751ST, ATTACHED TO 23 DIFFERENT COMBAT UNITS, INCLUDING 2 WITH PARACHUTE INFANTRY, A SPECIAL SERVICE FORCE, A TANK DESTROYER GROUP, AN ARMORED DIVISION, A MOUNTAIN DIVISION AND A DOZEN DIFFERENT INFANTRY DIVISIONS.