Seaman Second Class Eisele was one of 19 crew Killed in Action aboard USS San Francisco (CA-38) when the heavy cruiser was attacked by a Japanese torpedo bomber off Lunga Point, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. The torpedo failed to do
damage but the plane crashed into the aft of the ship.
S2c Eisele was awarded the Navy Cross. The destroyer escort U.S.S. Eisele (DE-34) was named in his memory.
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Navy Cross Citation:
The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Seaman Second Class George Raymond Eisele (NSN: 6601958), United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty in action against the enemy while serving as a Gunner aboard the Heavy Cruiser U.S.S. SAN FRANCISCO (CA-38), during an engagement with Japanese naval forces near Savo Island in the Solomons on the night of on November 12 and 13 1942. Courageously refusing to abandon his gun in the face of an onrushing Japanese Torpedo Plane, Seaman Second Class Eisele, with cool determination and utter disregard for his own personal safety, kept blazing away until the hostile craft plunged out of the sky in a flaming dive and crashed on his station. His grim perseverance and relentless devotion to duty in the face of certain death were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave up his own life in the defense of his country.
The USS Eisele DE-34, the Destroyer Escort named in honor of George, did heroic and dangerous service in "The Picket Line" off Okinawa guarding other ships from massive Kamikaze attacks.
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Entered the service from Wyoming.
damage but the plane crashed into the aft of the ship.
S2c Eisele was awarded the Navy Cross. The destroyer escort U.S.S. Eisele (DE-34) was named in his memory.
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Navy Cross Citation:
The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Seaman Second Class George Raymond Eisele (NSN: 6601958), United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty in action against the enemy while serving as a Gunner aboard the Heavy Cruiser U.S.S. SAN FRANCISCO (CA-38), during an engagement with Japanese naval forces near Savo Island in the Solomons on the night of on November 12 and 13 1942. Courageously refusing to abandon his gun in the face of an onrushing Japanese Torpedo Plane, Seaman Second Class Eisele, with cool determination and utter disregard for his own personal safety, kept blazing away until the hostile craft plunged out of the sky in a flaming dive and crashed on his station. His grim perseverance and relentless devotion to duty in the face of certain death were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave up his own life in the defense of his country.
The USS Eisele DE-34, the Destroyer Escort named in honor of George, did heroic and dangerous service in "The Picket Line" off Okinawa guarding other ships from massive Kamikaze attacks.
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Entered the service from Wyoming.
Seaman Second Class Eisele was one of 19 crew Killed in Action aboard USS San Francisco (CA-38) when the heavy cruiser was attacked by a Japanese torpedo bomber off Lunga Point, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. The torpedo failed to do
damage but the plane crashed into the aft of the ship.
S2c Eisele was awarded the Navy Cross. The destroyer escort U.S.S. Eisele (DE-34) was named in his memory.
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Navy Cross Citation:
The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Seaman Second Class George Raymond Eisele (NSN: 6601958), United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty in action against the enemy while serving as a Gunner aboard the Heavy Cruiser U.S.S. SAN FRANCISCO (CA-38), during an engagement with Japanese naval forces near Savo Island in the Solomons on the night of on November 12 and 13 1942. Courageously refusing to abandon his gun in the face of an onrushing Japanese Torpedo Plane, Seaman Second Class Eisele, with cool determination and utter disregard for his own personal safety, kept blazing away until the hostile craft plunged out of the sky in a flaming dive and crashed on his station. His grim perseverance and relentless devotion to duty in the face of certain death were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave up his own life in the defense of his country.
The USS Eisele DE-34, the Destroyer Escort named in honor of George, did heroic and dangerous service in "The Picket Line" off Okinawa guarding other ships from massive Kamikaze attacks.
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Entered the service from Wyoming.
damage but the plane crashed into the aft of the ship.
S2c Eisele was awarded the Navy Cross. The destroyer escort U.S.S. Eisele (DE-34) was named in his memory.
~
Navy Cross Citation:
The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Seaman Second Class George Raymond Eisele (NSN: 6601958), United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty in action against the enemy while serving as a Gunner aboard the Heavy Cruiser U.S.S. SAN FRANCISCO (CA-38), during an engagement with Japanese naval forces near Savo Island in the Solomons on the night of on November 12 and 13 1942. Courageously refusing to abandon his gun in the face of an onrushing Japanese Torpedo Plane, Seaman Second Class Eisele, with cool determination and utter disregard for his own personal safety, kept blazing away until the hostile craft plunged out of the sky in a flaming dive and crashed on his station. His grim perseverance and relentless devotion to duty in the face of certain death were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave up his own life in the defense of his country.
The USS Eisele DE-34, the Destroyer Escort named in honor of George, did heroic and dangerous service in "The Picket Line" off Okinawa guarding other ships from massive Kamikaze attacks.
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Entered the service from Wyoming.
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