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Contact Info
Home Town Pierce
Date of Passing Dec 16, 2001
Location of Interment Grafton National Cemetery (VA) - Grafton, West Virginia
PRIVATE FIRST CLASS GLEN J. "WIMPY" EICHELBERGER WAS A TRUCK DRIVER BEFORE BEING INDUCTED INTO THE USAAF ON 17 MARCH 1942. HE WAS ASSIGNED AS A CHAUFFEUR WITH THE 324TH FIGHTER GROUP IN EUROPE FROM 8 NOVEMBER 1942 TO 17 SEPTEMBER 1945.
Other Comments:
Glen J. "Wimpy" Eichelberger, of Wheeling, died Dec. 16 2001, unexpectedly at home .He was born Dec. 25 1919 at Pierce Tucker County, West Virginia. Surviving are a son, Sam (and Rosalind) Eichelberger of Thomas; a brother, Harry Eichelberger of Silver Springs, CO; a sister Mary Callis of Oakland; two grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; several nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his parents, Glen and Bessie Tasker Eichelberger; wife, Camella Lamont Eichelberger; stepmother Ruth Eichelberger; a sister, Geraldine Turney; several stepbrothers and stepsisters. He was a retired truck driver and heavy equipment operator; an Army veteran of World War II; a Catholic by faith; a member of American Legion, Post 22, Thomas, and a 20 year volunteer for the House of Carpenter, Wheeling. Friends were received at Altmeyer Funeral Home, Wheeling, where services will be held at 10 am today, Wednesday, Dec. 19. Interment in Grafton National Cemetery, Grafton, will be held at the convenience of the family.
WWII - American Theater
From Month/Year
December / 1941
To Month/Year
September / 1945
Description The American Theater was a minor area of operations during World War II. This was mainly due to both North and South America's geographical separation from the central theaters of conflict in Europe and Asia. Thus, any threat by the Axis Powers to invade the mainland United States or other areas was considered negligible, allowing for American resources to be deployed in overseas theaters.
This article includes attacks on continental territory, extending 200 miles (320 km) into the ocean, which is today under the sovereignty of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and several other smaller states, but excludes military action involving the Danish territory of Greenland, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Aleutian Islands. The most well known battles in North America during World War II were the Attack on Pearl Harbor (the first attack on US soil since the Battle of Ambos Nogales), the Aleutian Islands Campaign, the Battle of the St. Lawrence, and the attacks on Newfoundland.