| Birth: | Dec. 26, 1915
Mount Clemens
Macomb County
Michigan, USA | | Death: | Nov. 25, 2004
Helena
Lewis and Clark County
Montana, USA | 
Brigadier General. He was one of the last remaining members of the Devil's Brigade (First Special Service Force) formed to infiltrate Nazi-held Norway in 1943. He earned 77 citations for valor, including four distinguished flying crosses and four silver stars and a Purple Heart during his service to our country. In all he earned 115 citations. His service included World War II (his outfit was in Munich and took over the infamous Dachau Concentration Camp), Korea and Vietnam, covering 32 years of military duty. (bio by: D Blankenship)
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Spouses:
Irene Elizabeth Gunn Eschenburg (1922 - 2013)*
Dolly Gladys Woare Eschenburg (1922 - 2013)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for Emil Eschenburg | | | Burial:
Montana State Veterans Cemetery
Helena
Lewis and Clark County
Montana, USA
Plot: Sec C, Row 6, Plot 2 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: D Blankenship
Record added: Nov 30, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 10007198 |
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