Born and raised in Riverside, New Jersey; attended Riverside High School with Matthew J. "Mat" Kirchner. Eastburn and Kirchner enlisted in the Marine Corps together on 2 February 1942, receiving sequential service numbers. Both were assigned to Charlie Company, First Battalion, 5th Marines.
On 1 November 1942, C/1/5 encountered strong Japanese defensive positions near Guadalcanal's Matanikau River and suffered 27 fatal casualties in a single day. Among the dead were Eastburn and Kirchner. Their remains were buried in the field; neither were recovered after the war.
Kirchner is memorialized at Beverly National Cemetery (Memorial 107219133) and the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial (Memorial 56767903).
On 1 November 1942, C/1/5 encountered strong Japanese defensive positions near Guadalcanal's Matanikau River and suffered 27 fatal casualties in a single day. Among the dead were Eastburn and Kirchner. Their remains were buried in the field; neither were recovered after the war.
Kirchner is memorialized at Beverly National Cemetery (Memorial 107219133) and the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial (Memorial 56767903).
Born and raised in Riverside, New Jersey; attended Riverside High School with Matthew J. "Mat" Kirchner. Eastburn and Kirchner enlisted in the Marine Corps together on 2 February 1942, receiving sequential service numbers. Both were assigned to Charlie Company, First Battalion, 5th Marines.
On 1 November 1942, C/1/5 encountered strong Japanese defensive positions near Guadalcanal's Matanikau River and suffered 27 fatal casualties in a single day. Among the dead were Eastburn and Kirchner. Their remains were buried in the field; neither were recovered after the war.
Kirchner is memorialized at Beverly National Cemetery (Memorial 107219133) and the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial (Memorial 56767903).
On 1 November 1942, C/1/5 encountered strong Japanese defensive positions near Guadalcanal's Matanikau River and suffered 27 fatal casualties in a single day. Among the dead were Eastburn and Kirchner. Their remains were buried in the field; neither were recovered after the war.
Kirchner is memorialized at Beverly National Cemetery (Memorial 107219133) and the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial (Memorial 56767903).
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