World War II Honoree

Tollie Robinson Eans

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Griffithville, Arkansas

Honored By

Greta Seward

Relationship

Daughter

ENLISTED IN THE ARKANSAS NATIONAL GUARD IN DECEMBER, 1940. WHEN WAR WAS DECLARED, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 206TH COAST ARTILLERY. HE WAS STATIONED IN DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA, THEN WAS REASSIGNED TO THE 13TH INFANTRY DIVISION. HE WAS STATIONED IN GERMANY WHEN THE WAR IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE ENDED IN APRIL, 1945. HE WAS AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATRE CAMPAIGN RIBBON, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN MIDDLE EASTER THEATRE CAMPAIGN RIBBON, FOUR OVERSEAS BARS, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE RIBBON, AND A BRONZE STAR FOR HIS SERVICE IN THE GERMANY CAMPAIGN.