World War II Honoree

Harris C. Eichen

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Severna Park, Maryland

Honored By

Harris C. Eichen

Relationship

Self

I HAVE OVER 32 YEARS OF SERVICE. ON DECEMBER 7, 1941, I WAS ASSIGNED HAWAIIAN DUTY. I AM A PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR. RETURNED TO THE U.S. FROM MARSHALL AND GILBERT ISLANDS AREA IN 1944. ATTENDED THE FISCAL DIRECTOR'S COURSE AT DUKE UNIVERSITY AND THE COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE. FOUR AND ONE-HALF YEARS IN THE PENTAGON. PRESENTED THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF MILITARY OPERATIONS BUDGET BEFORE THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY, THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, THE BUREAU OF THE BUDGE, AND THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES. BUDGET OFFICER FOR THE CONTINENTAL ARMY COMMAND HEADQUARTERS AS JOINT U.S. MILITARY ADVISORY GROUP IN THAILAND COMPTROLLER; WAS AN ADVISOR TO THE U.S. AMBASSADOR AND THE PRIME MINISTER OF THAILAND. UPON RETIREMENT IN 1968, WAS THE COMPTROLLER AT FORT MEADE, MARYLAND. AWARDED THE LEGION OF MERIT BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.