| NAME: William Alfred Eddy, Jr. |
NICKNAME: Bill |
SERVICE NUMBER: 0-13908 |
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| HOME OF RECORD: Hanover, NH |
NEXT OF KIN: Parents, Colonel & Mrs William A. Eddy, Sr. |
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| DATE OF BIRTH: 2/26/1921 |
SERVICE DATES: 10/21/1940 – 3/18/1946 |
DATE OF DEATH: 7/18/1989 |
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| CAMPAIGN | UNIT | MOS | RATE | RESULT | |||
| Roi-Namur | B/1/24 | 2600 | First Lieutenant (Executive Officer) |
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| Saipan | B/1/24 | 2600 | First Lieutenant (Executive Officer) |
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| Tinian | B/1/24 | 2600 | First Lieutenant (Executive Officer) |
WIA | |||
| Iwo Jima | B/1/24 | 1542 | Captain (Commanding) |
WIA 2x | |||
| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS: Navy Cross, Bronze Star, Purple Heart with Gold Star |
LAST KNOWN RANK: Captain |
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Biography coming soon.
Jan. 2021 – Writing my father’s memories as we review this site…. Chester McCoy Sr. carried the radio for Eddy on Iwo Jima for a single day after the official radioman was wounded. He said Eddy was the calmest man he ever saw under fire. “Mortars were exploding all around and they both walked around while Eddy calmly called out instructions to artillery.” The mortars knocked out the nearby enemy and things calmed down for the day. Chester was then sent to the beach for stretchers. He returned with medics and the fighting was done for that day. Someone else was nominated to carry the radio the next day and Chester returned to being a rifleman.