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Those Who Died That Others Might Be Free

 

Eugene Westover

 

Date and Place of Birth: Bexar County, Texas
Date and Place of Death: January 1, 1945 Luxembourg
Baseball Experience: College
Position: Unknown
Rank: Private First Class
Military Unit: US Army
Area Served: European Theater of Operations

 

Eugene "Peaches" Westover was born in Bexar County, Texas. He attended Drury University in Springfield, Missouri and is considered one of Drury's best athletes. He was a standout in baseball, track and basketball. On the basketball court in 1937 he was "the most outstanding forward in the MCAU and by far the classiest player Drury has seen in years."

 

The William Jewell College head basketball coach once stated, "The best player our conference has seen in many years is "Peaches" Westover. The kid can do anything."

 

Eugene graduated from Drury with a degree in Economics. He served with the Army in Europe and was killed in action on January 1, 1945 in the Battle of the Bulge.

 

Eugene "Peaches" Westover was elected to the Drury University All-Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.

 

Thanks to Davis O Barker for help with this biography. Some of this information was obtained from the Drury University website.

 

Added December 15, 2006.

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