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Pfc. Edgar James Eadon
United States Army 56th Infantry Regiment
from:New York City
My Grandfather Edgar Eadon enlisted in the US Army on 25 Jun 1918 and served in France from 3 Aug 1918 through 27 Jun 1919 with the 7th Infantry Division, 56th Infantry Regiment. His battles listed on his discharge were Premy Ridge, Occupation Privenelle Sector, West of Moselle, and Second Army Offensive.
He died when my father was young so I never knew him. My Grandfather's civilian job was a telephone operator when he enlisted by became an accountant after the war. It is interesting he is listed as being 5'7" tall yet my father was 6'2". My father remembered my grandfather as very anti-military and had said he would kill my father before he would let him in the Army! This is ironic as my father later served in the US Army in World War II and I served in the US Air Force in the Vietnam War. I think my grandfather's ill will towards the Army stems from the Second Army Offensive, which took place right before the Armistice. I believe many of his friends were killed taking German positions that were to be given up a few hours later by the Germans when then Armistice took place. The Generals were after Glory because there was no other logical reason for that attack.
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