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| Lt. Auville Eager served in the 157th Infantry Regiment in France. http://www.militaryuniformsupply.com/45th-infantry-division-full-color-dress-patch https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62056885/auville-eager https://www.pinterest.com/pin/538672805421970147/?lp=true |
Auville Eager, Jr. never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.
He was born on August 26, 1918 in Maryland. His parents Auville and Clara were also both born in Maryland. His mother's father was the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States. His dad's father was Baptist missionary in Italy. His father worked as a securities salesman and later as an investment banker. Auville had three younger sisters and one younger brother. By 1940 Auville was still living at home, having completed three years of college.
He enlisted in the army on May 7, 1942 after graduating from Williams College. He was commission as an officer and became a first lieutenant in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division. I am not sure when he joined the 45th ID. If he was with this unit in 1944 he may have visited some of the same places in Italy where his grandfather had been a missionary. He was wounded in battle but stayed with his platoon.
Lt. Eager's unit was fighting the enemy in the area near Rothbach, France in mid-January 1945. He was killed in action on January 17, 1945 the same day the 157th IR was pulled off of the line.
His grave is at Druid Ridge Cemetery in Pikesville, Maryland.
Last year on this date I profiled B-26 gunner George Dusang. You can read about George here.
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Who is in the photo?
ReplyDeleteBrooke,
DeleteThese were men from the same unit as Auville. I could not find his photo. Do you have a photo of him I could use? don@storiesbehindthestars.org