1.0Florida-France Soldier Storieshttps://cah.ucf.edu/fl-francesoldierstoriesrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="RJSA3nyPN7"><a href="https://cah.ucf.edu/fl-francesoldierstories/2021/04/01/eason-thomas/">Eason, Thomas E.</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cah.ucf.edu/fl-francesoldierstories/2021/04/01/eason-thomas/embed/#?secret=RJSA3nyPN7" width="600" height="338" title="“Eason, Thomas E.” — Florida-France Soldier Stories" data-secret="RJSA3nyPN7" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://cah.ucf.edu/fl-francesoldierstories/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> http://cah.ucf.edu/fl-francesoldierstories/wp-content/uploads/sites/73/2023/08/Eason-Thomas-1-scaled.jpg19202560Staff Sgt. Thomas E. Eason (1922 – January 20, 1945) 569th Bomber Squadron, 390th Bomber Group, Heavy by John Lancaster Even today, the horrors of World War II are difficult to truly understand. While recognizing that its battles were bloody and widespread, it can still be easy to forget that real men were behind the…