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'''George Raymond "Spud" Eisele''' (May 15, 1923 - November 12, 1942) was a [[United States Naval Reserve]] sailor who was killed in action on November 12, 1942 during the [[Battle of Guadalcanal]]. Eisele was manning a gunnery station aboard the [[USS San Francisco (CA-38)|USS. San Francisco]] when a Japanese torpedo plane crashed into his location. Eisele was posthumously awarded the [[Navy Cross]] for "courageously refusing to abandon his gun in the face of an on-rushing Japanese torpedo plane."<ref>http://militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=19956</ref>
'''George Raymond "Spud" Eisele''' (May 15, 1923 - November 12, 1942) was a [[United States Naval Reserve]] sailor who was killed in action on November 12, 1942 during the [[Naval Battle of Guadalcanal]]. Eisele was manning a gunnery station aboard the [[USS San Francisco (CA-38)|USS. San Francisco]] when a Japanese torpedo plane crashed into his location. Eisele was posthumously awarded the [[Navy Cross]] for "courageously refusing to abandon his gun in the face of an on-rushing Japanese torpedo plane."<ref>http://militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=19956</ref>


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== External Links ==
Information about George Eisele can be found at the Campbell County Rockpile Museum in Gillette, Wyoming. http://www.rockpilemuseum.com


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George Raymond "Spud" Eisele (May 15, 1923 - November 12, 1942) was a United States Naval Reserve sailor who was killed in action on November 12, 1942 during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. Eisele was manning a gunnery station aboard the USS. San Francisco when a Japanese torpedo plane crashed into his location. Eisele was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for "courageously refusing to abandon his gun in the face of an on-rushing Japanese torpedo plane."[1]

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Information about George Eisele can be found at the Campbell County Rockpile Museum in Gillette, Wyoming. http://www.rockpilemuseum.com