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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 - European Theater of Operations/Rhineland Campaign (1944-45)
From Month/Year
September / 1944
To Month/Year
March / 1945
Description (Rhineland Campaign 15 September 1944 to 21 March 1945) Attempting to outflank the Siegfried Line, the Allies tried an airborne attack on Holland on 17 September 1944. But the operation failed, and the enemy was able to strengthen his defensive line from Holland to Switzerland. Little progress was made on the ground, but the aerial attacks on strategic targets continued. Then, having regained the initiative after defeating a German offensive in the Ardennes in December 1944, the Allies drove through to the Rhine, establishing a bridgehead across the river at Remagen.
