[Robert H. Eddy Collection]

The Robert H. Eddy Collection contains records, correspondence, and ephemera from his service in the United States Army in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Materials contained in the collection also include Officers Reserve Corps and United States Army Reserve records, financial records, Veterans Administration records, Public Housing Administration records, biographical information, and records relating to his death. The collection also contains newspaper clippings, including some oversized. The collection contains materials from 1939 to 2019 with the bulk of materials dating from 1941 to 1957. The Robert H. Eddy Collection also contains artifacts from his service including his Bronze Star and Purple Heart medals, a uniform jacket, various patches and pins, a Japanese saber, and Japanese pistol. Photographs included are from his time in the Philippines, with a few from the University of Maine ROTC. Maps of the United States and the Philippines are also included. The artifacts, maps, and photographs have been separated out.

  • OCLC #: 1117339489
  • Physical Location: Pritzker Military Museum & Library — Staff Office-409 — PAPERS 00384
  • Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice: 1939-2019
  • Physical Description: 1.5 linear square feet
  • General Notes:
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  • Biographical/Historical:
    • 1st Lieutenant Robert Hale Eddy was born on September 11, 1924, in Evanston, Illinois. In 1933, he moved with his family to Bangor, Maine. Before his service, Eddy attended the University of Maine and was a member of the university's ROTC. Eddy enlisted in the Enlisted Reserve Corps on November 30, 1942 and was called to active duty in the United States Army on June 7, 1943. He trained at various camps in the United States including Fort Devens, Camp Wheeler, Fort Knox, Fort Benning, and Camp Roberts before being stationed overseas in the South Pacific. In January of 1945, Eddy was stationed in the Philippines where he served as an Infantry Unit Commander in Company C, 129th Infantry Regiment, 37th Division (nicknamed the "Buckeye Division"). Eddy was wounded in action on April 12, 1945, by a Japanese sniper and received a Purple Heart. In addition, he also received a Bronze Star Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal, Philippine Independence Medal, and a Combat Infantry Badge. Eddy departed the Philippines on July 13, 1946 and left active service on September 17, 1946. He was a member of the Officers Reserve Corps and United States Army Reserve until April 1, 1953. Following his service, Eddy returned to the University of Maine and then went on to graduate from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. He completed his residency at Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, NY, and went on to practice internal medicine at Knox County General Hospital in Camden, Maine until his retirement. Robert H. Eddy died on March 16, 2009.
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