World War II Honoree

David Erbel

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Eileen Erbel

Relationship

Wife

SERVED OVERSEAS 37 OF THE 45 MONTHS HE WAS IN THE ARMY. HIS BASIC TRAINING WAS WITH AN ARMORED DIVISION THEN WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE 753RD RAILWAY BATTALION AS A TRAIN EQUIPMENT REPAIRER. REASSIGNED TO THE MOTOR POOL WHERE HE DROVE LARGE TRUCKS AND JEEPS, TRANSPORTING PERSONNEL AND SUPPLIES. HE SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. AFTER V-E DAY, WAS SENT TO THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC.