World War II Honoree

Earl M. Eden, Sr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED WITH THE 17TH AIRBORNE DIVISION, 513TH PARACHUTE INFANTRY REGIMENT AS A CORPORAL. HE FOUGHT IN THREE MAJOR EUROPEAN CAMPAIGNS IN NORTH AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST AND IN BELGIUM AT THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE WHERE HE WAS CAPTURED BY THE GERMAN ARMY ON JANUARY 7, 1945. HE WAS HELD IN CAPTIVITY FOR FIVE MONTHS WHILE BEING MARCHED TO FOUR DIFFERENT CONCENTRATION CAMPS UNTIL BEING LIBERATED BY THE BRITISH ARMY IN MAY OF 1945, AND WAS ONE OF ONLY FIVE SURVIVORS OUT OF 150 U.S. SOLDIERS CAPTURED TOGETHER.