T Sgt US Army
World War II
DSC
Silver Star
Purple Heart
3 years of high school on his enlistment papers.
Sources
"United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K85S-2CV : accessed 20 Jun 2014), Benjamin R Eastburn, enlisted 29 Oct 1943, Spokane, Washington, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHFF-37D : accessed 20 Jun 2014), Roy Eastburn, West Clarkston, Asotin, Washington, United States; citing sheet 1B, family 14, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1821920.
"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JBSY-949 : accessed 20 Jun 2014), null, 29 Sep 1994; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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Other References
"Washington, Death Certificates, 1907-1960," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3YN-6TM : accessed 20 Jun 2014), Robert Hans Eastburn, 12 Jul 1948; citing Spokane, Spokane, Washington, reference 12567, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 2032774.
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