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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 - Africa Theater of Operations/Tunisia Campaign (1942-43)
From Month/Year
November / 1942
To Month/Year
May / 1943
Description (Tunisia Campaign 17 November 1942 to 13 May 1943) Having gained Algeria, the Allies quickly turned eastward, hoping to take Tunis and Bizerte before the Germans could send reinforcements into Tunisia. But the drive broke down short of the goal. In February 1943, after Rommel had been driven into Tunisia, the Axis took the offensive and pushed through Kasserine Pass before being stopped. With Ninth and Twelfth Air Forces in the battle, the Allies drove the enemy back into a pocket around Bizerte and Tunis, where Axis forces surrendered in May. Thus Tunisia became available for launching an attack on Sicily as a preliminary to an assault on Italy.
