January 26, 1924 – July 16, 2011
Eber Sampson
Personal Information
Birthplace: Chapman, Kansas
Service Information
Branch of Service: Army
Theater of Operation: Other
Enlisted / Commissioned: May 12, 1943
Honored By: Dickinson County Historical Society and Heritage Museum, and the Eisenhower Foundation
Biography
Eber Sampson’s obituary states he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1942 and served overseas for 2.5 years, with no mention of his service location or theater. He returned to the United States and re-enlisted for three years. He was assigned to the Airplane and Engine School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, before he was attached to a unit at Marshall Field, Fort Riley, Kansas. According to World War II Selective Service Records, Eber Sampson was inducted into the service on May 12, 1943. (https://www.kshs.org/kmi/kmi_wwiiselectives/view/209589)
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