WWII veteran s 101st birthday celebrated by Florida law enforcement
By Lola DiNizio
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - Police officers, firefighters, and military servicemembers took part in a drive-by birthday celebration in St. Augustine celebrate the 101st birthday of World War II veteran Edward Eisele.
Footage from the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office shows a parade of vehicles passing Eisele as he sat waving and saluting them outside the Clyde E. Lassen Veterans Nursing Home.
The event took place May 22.
A similar event was held the previous year for Eisele’s 100th birthday, according to First Cost News. The news outlet reported Eisele had fought on the beaches Normandy and was awarded a Purple Heart.
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Apr 27, 2021 Florine “Peggy” Eisele, age 98, entered the Lord’s kingdom at the Vermont Veterans Home surrounded by her family on April 13, 2021. She was born to Julian and Lena “Dixie” (Ward) Smith in Norfolk, Virginia. The family moved to Peekskill. After college in New York City and the beginning of World War II, she answered the call to service and joined the U.S. Navy. In 1942, Peggy attended the Naval War College in Rhode Island and went on to serve as a cryptographer stationed at Pearl Harbor, for which she was awarded a commendation for her service with the U.S. Naval Communications Intelligence Organization. Peggy was always proud of her military service.