World War II Honoree

Edward Lawrence O’Toole

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

San Francisco, California

Honored By

Sam E. Pennartz

ENLISTED IN THE ARMY ON DECEMBER 7, 1942 AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. ASSIGNED TO D COMPANY, 333RD INFANTRY REGIMENT, 84TH INFANTRY 'THE RAILSPLITTERS' DIVISION, U.S. XIII CORPS. DEPLOYED TO THE EUROPEAN THEATERS OF OPERATION ON SEPTEMBER 20, 1944 AND ARRIVED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ON OCTOBER 1. LANDED ON OMAHA BEACH ON NOVEMBER 2, 1944, AND MOVED TO THE VICINITY OF GULPEN, THE NETHERLANDS ON NOVEMBER 8. DURING 'OPERATION CLIPPER' HIS UNIT WAS ATTACHED TO THE BRITISH XXX CORPS, AND ENGAGED ENEMY FORCES IN THE WÜRM VALLEY OF WESTERN GERMANY IN AN ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE THE TOWNS OF GEILENKIRCHEN, SÜGGERATH, MÜLLENDORF, AND WÜRM. ON NOVEMBER 20, 1944, HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION AT SÜGGERATH. LAID TO REST AT THE GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL CEMETERY NEAR SAN BRUNO, CALIFORNIA.