World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Cyrus S. Eaton, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Cleveland, Ohio
Honored By
An Indebted American
SERVED AS A BOMBER PILOT. IN JULY 1943 HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN. ALTHOUGH WOUNDED, HE MANAGED TO PARACHUTE OUT, AND A DUTCH FISHERMAN RESCUED HIM FROM THE WATER. HE WAS TAKEN PRISONER BY THE GERMANS AND HELD UNTIL HE ESCAPED IN APRIL 1945.