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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Byron W. Eaton

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Lehigh, Iowa

Honored By

VFW Post 11242

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED IN THE PACIFIC AND WAS ASSIGNED TO VARIOUS WAR SHIPS INCLUDING THE USS SAVO ISLAND, CV-7; USS NORTH HAMPTON, CA-26; USS BOSTON. HE WAS INVOLVED IN THE BATTLES OF MIDWAY, TASSAFARONGA (IN WHICH HIS SHIP WAS SUNK BY TWO TORPEDOES), LEYTE GULF, OKINAWA. HE SERVED ON WARSHIPS DURING MOST OF THE PACIFIC BATTLES. THE USS SAVO ISLAND EARNED THE PRESIDENTIAL CITATION FOR ITS ACTION IN A BATTLE OFF SARNAR ISLAND.