World War II Honoree

George Eyler

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Pawnee, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

DRAFTED AND SWORN INTO U.S. ARMY SERVICE ON MARCH 15, 1943. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER IN FLORIDA. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH THE ARMY AIR FORCES DURING THE WAR. PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES-ALSACE (BATTLE OF THE BULGE), AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. INITIALLY ASSIGNED TO HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON, 8TH AIR FORCE FIGHTER COMMAND AT WATFORD, HERTFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND. HIS DUTIES INCLUDED RESPONSIBILITY FOR PREPARING CHARTS AND GRAPHS FOR THE SECOND QUEBEC CONFERENCE BETWEEN PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND PRIME MINISTER CHURCHILL THAT TOOK PLACE IN SEPTEMBER, 1944; AND LATER FOR THE YALTA CONFERENCE THAT INCLUDED SOVIET LEADER STALIN IN FEBRUARY, 1945. TRANSFERRED TO THE 66TH FIGHTER WING HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON AT SAWSTON HALL IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND. DUTIES INCLUDED PLOTTING ENEMY GUN EMPLACEMENTS AND FLAK TOWERS. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AT THE END OF OCTOBER, 1945 WITH THE RANK OF TECHNICAL SERGEANT AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.