World War II Honoree

Eugene Noel Zeigler

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Florence, South Carolina

Honored By

Family

ENTERED THE UNITED STATES NAVY'S MIDSHIPMAN'S SCHOOL AND WAS COMMISSIONED IN THE FALL OF 1942. HE SERVED AS AN OFFICER ON FOUR AIRCRAFT CARRIERS DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR, FIRST IN THE ATLANTIC SUPPORTING THE INVASION OF NORTH AFRICA, AND LATER IN THE PACIFIC, WHERE HE PARTICIPATED IN THE SECOND BATTLE OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND OKINAWA, AND WAS AMONG THE FIRST TROOPS TO GO ASHORE AT HONG KONG AND THE JAPANESE CITY OF NAGASAKI.