World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
August K. Eberhardt
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Layton, New Jersey
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE SERVED SAW COMBAT WITH THE 24TH INFANTRY DIVISION AND PARTICIPATED IN FOUR LANDINGS IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS INCLUDING THE BATTLE OF LEYTE. HE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN MANY BATTLES THROUGHOUT THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND THE OCCUPATION OF JAPAN. HE WAS WOUNDED IN ACTION WHEN A 105MM CANNON OVER HEATED AND EXPLODED WHILE FIRING, HE RETURNED HOME IN 1945 DEAF AND SUFFERING FROM MALARIA.