World War II Honoree

Leonard Raymond Eaves

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

DRAFTED INTO MILITARY SERVICE ON DECEMBER 8, 1941. HIS UNIT SAILED FROM THE NEW YORK PORT OF EMBARKATION ON AUGUST 5, 1942 AND ARRIVED IN ENGLAND ON AUGUST 17, 1942. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH THE 105TH ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY (AAA) AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BATTALION. MOVED TO SCOTLAND ON SEPTEMBER 24, 1942. ARRIVED IN NORTH AFRICA ON NOVEMBER 8, 1942. MOVED TO SICILY ON JULY 11, 1943. ARRIVED IN ITALY ON SEPTEMBER 15, 1943. PARTICIPATED IN THE ALGERIA-FRENCH MOROCCO, TUNISIA, SICILY, NAPLES-FOGGIA, ROME-ARNO, NORTH APENNINES, AND PO VALLEY CAMPAIGNS. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN SEPTEMBER, 1945 AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.