Woodrow Arthur “Woody” Eaton was born on August 26, 1942 in Seabrook, New Hampshire. He was the son of Arthur Herbert Eaton and Dora Lydia Randall Eaton. He enlisted in the Army on April 12, 1944 at Fort Deven's, Massachusetts. He as noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of miscellaneous products and also as Married. Woodrow served as a Private First Class, 11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II. He was Killed in Action on January 23, 1945, at the age of 32, and is now buried in the Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg. PFC Eaton was one of the 38 American soldiers killed during the fierce fighting at sub-zero temperatures to recapture the town of Hoscheid, Luxembourg. His name is commemorated on the Peace Garden information boards located at Hoscheid, Luxembourg but his surname is spelled Woodron.

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