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Jim Healy used to tell the story that Eckert was elected in part due to confusion. He had a name similar to a WWII hero, and a few teams owners were surprised to learn the man they voted for was not that man. — Randall Bart ^(talk) 07:59, 10 August 2007 (UTC) reply

So what exactly did the guy do during the war, considering the article makes it pretty clear he was in the service during the period.

* He served Europe as commander of the 452nd Bomb Group — ERcheck ( talk) 21:04, 11 July 2020 (UTC) reply