Fostoria Area Veterans Past and Present
Names & pictures listed in alphabetical order

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Underlined names have picture.

 Eckert, Charles E.  Pfc., son of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Echert, Tiffin, attended Bascom Schools. Entered Army, 1941, trained at Camp Shelby, Miss. Served on Fiji Island. Awarded GCM. Discharged in 1943.

Eckert, Ernest M.  2nd Lt., son of Mr. and Mrs. Murl L. Eckert, Fostoria, husband of Lucille Hoffman, graduate of OSU. Entered AAC, 1942, trained at Kelly Field, Texas, Pine Bluff, Ark. and Waco, Tex. Served in USA. Killed near Spartanburg, S.C., 1943.

Edgar, James  Served in WWII.

Edinger, Donald C., Sr.  Pfc. Served in Army.

Edinger, Robert P.  Cpl., son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph S. Edinger, Fostoria, husband of Nellie L. Hiser, graduate of Risingsun High. Entered Army, 1943, trained at Camp Livingston, La. Served in USA. Awarded GCM and Victory Ribbon.

Egbert, Donald R.  Pfc., son of Mrs. Inez Egbert, Bloomville, graduate of Republic Schools. Entered AAC, 1943, trained Clearwater, Fla. and Weatherford, Okla. Awarded GCM. Discharged in 1943.

Egbert, Herman B.  Sgt., son of Mr. Wm. H. Egbert, Green Springs, graduate of Old Fort High. Entered Army, 1942, trained at Keesler Field, Miss. Served in Africa and Europe. Awarded GCM and EAME Ribbons. Discharged in  1945.

Ehrenfried, Leo A.  Served in WWI

Eitle, Karl W.  T/4, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Eitle, husband of Margaret Armitage, graduate of Attica High. Entered Army, 1945, trained at Camp Hood, Texas. Served in Germany. Discharged in 1946.

Elchert, Donald A.  RD 3/c Served in Navy

Elchert, Richard 
C/MoMM, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Elchert, New Riegel, husband of Evelyn Scherger, graduate of New Riegel High. Entered Navy, 1942, trained in Great Lakes, Ill., Champaign, Ill., Detroit, Mich., Little Creek, Va. and Ft. Pierce, Fla. Served in AP. Awarded GCM, PL, AP and Occ. Ribbons. Discharged in 1945.

Elchert, Richard C.  1st Lt., son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Elchert, Tiffin, graduate of St. Joseph School. Entered AAC, 1942, trained at Deming Air Field, N. M. and Las Vegas, Nev. Served in USA and on Okinawa. Discharged in 1946.

Elchert, Thomas E.  S 1/c, son of Mr. and Mrs. V. W. Elchert, Tiffin, graduate of Calvert School. Entered Navy, 1944, trained in Camp Peary, Va and Ft. Pierce, Fla. Served in AP and France. Awarded AT, AP, PL and Victory Ribbons. Discharged in 1946.

Elchert, Vernon A.  Served in WWII

Elems, Harold L.  Cpl., son of Mrs. Florence Elems, Tiffin, husband of Edith Myers, graduate of College Hill School. Entered Army, 1942, trained at Ft. Custer and Deems. Served in N. Africa and Italy. Awarded GCM, War Dept. and Pres. Unit Citations and EAME Ribbon.

Emerine, James V.  Son of Glen V. and Helen (Dieter) Emerine, 1946 graduate of St. Wendelin High School. World War II U.S. Navy veteran who served in the Honor Guard for President Harry Truman.

Emerine, Richard John  CWT, son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Emerine, Fostoria, husband of Helen Ruvidich, graduate of St. Wendelin High. Entered Navy, 1939, trained at Norfolk, Va. Served in Africa, Italy and AP. Awarded GCM, AD, AT, EAME, AP and PL Ribbons with 9 Battle Stars. Discharged in 1945.

Enders, Charles J.  Pfc, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Enders, Republic, husband of Marjorie Eckelberry, graduate of Republic Schools. Entered Army, 1943, trained at Ft. Bragg, N.C. Served in Europe. Awarded GCM, EAME and Victory Ribbons with 5 Battle Stars. Discharged in 1945.


Enders, Robert W.  T/Sgt., son of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Enders, Republic, husband of Ruth Edna Dentiner, attended West Lodi School. Entered Army, 1944, trained at Camp Shelby, Miss. Served in Europe. Awarded GCM, ET and Victory Ribbons with 2 Battle Stars. Discharged in 1945.

England, Harvey C. Jr.  Pfc, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey C. England, Fostoria, attended Fostoria High. Entered Army, 1942, trained at Camp Shelby, Miss. and Indiantown Gap, Pa. Served in AP. Awarded GCM, Purple Heart, Rifle Badge, AP and AD Ribbons. Wounded on N. Guinea, 1943. Discharged in 1945.

Erbland, Norman Joseph  Sgt., Served in the Army. Killed in Bien Hoa, South Vietnam on March 2, 1968.

Estes, Donald  RH Gunman, son of Mr. George Estes, Fostoria, graduate of Fostoria High. Entered Navy, 1942, trained in Ill., and Cal. Served on Northern Seas, Australia and Europe. Awarded Bronze Star and Purple Heart. Killed on Northern Seas, 1943.

Etzkorn, Harland D.  Sgt., son of Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse Etzkorn, New Riegel, husband of Doris Dueton, attended St. Boniface. Entered Army, 1941, trained at Jefferson Barracks, MO, Harding Field, LA and Ft. Meyers, FL. Served in Africa and Italy. Awarded Pres. Cit. and GCM. Discharged in 1945.

Etzkorn, Urban A.  Pvt., son of Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse Etzkorn, New Riegel, graduate of New Riegel. Entered Army, 1946, trained at Ft. McClellan, Ala. and Camp Hood, Texas.

Evans, Paul M  T/5. Entered Army, 1943, trained in Camp Swift, Texas and Ft. Leonard Wood, MO. Served in CNI. Awarded GCM, Com. Inf. Badge, AT, AP and Victory Ribbons. Discharged in 1945.

Everhart, Richard A.  Pfc., son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Everhart, Tiffin, graduate of Columbian High. Entered Marines, 1944, trained in Paris Is. and Camp Lejeune, NC and San Diego, Calif. Served on Bikini. Discharged in 1946.

Evert, Allen L.  S 3/c, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Evert, Green Springs, graduate of Thompson High. Entered Navy, 1944, trained at Great Lakes, Ill. and Camp Bradford, Va. Served on Okinawa. Awarded AP Ribbon with 1 Battle Star. Discharged in 1946.

Evert, Richard Paul  S 1/c, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Evert, Green Springs, attended Thompson High. Entered Navy, 1945, trained Great Lakes, Ill. Served in USA.

Evert, William J.  CM 2/c, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Evert, Green Springs, husband of Marjorie Sparks, graduate of York High. Entered Navy, 1942, trained at Camp Endicott, RI. Served in AP. Awarded AP Ribbon with 1 Battle Star. Discharged in 1945.

Ewald, Robert J.  T/4, son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto G. Ewald, Tiffin, graduate of Calvert High. Entered Army, 1942, trained Ft. Knox, KY and Camp Young, CA. Served in Europe. Awarded Dist. Unit Badge with 1 OLC, Bronze Star, GCM and EAME Ribbon with 5 Battle Stars and 1 Arrowhead. Discharged in 1945.

Ewing, Kent  Served in WW