World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Eldor O. Wieland
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Brown County, Minnesota
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
RANK: CORPORAL. SERVED AS AN INFANTRYMAN IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 358TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 90TH INFANTRY ‘TOUGH OMBRES’ DIVISION. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE VAST ARMADA THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE ASSAULT ON GERMANY’S FORTRESS EUROPE, D-DAY, JUNE 6, 1944 WHO LANDED ON UTAH BEACH DURING THE NORMANDY INVASION, JUNE 7-8, 1944, ALONG WITH THE 357TH INFANTRY REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1944 IN THE VICINITY OF GOURBESVILLE, FRANCE AND IS BURIED AT THE NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY, COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, FRANCE. PRIOR TO HIS EUROPEAN DEPLOYMENT HE HAD TRAINED AT CAMP BARKELEY, ABILENE, TEXAS WITH THE 358TH REGIMENT AND PARTICIPATED IN THE LOUISIANA AND CALIFORNIA-ARIZONA MANEUVERS. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL.