World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
John Thomas Eversole
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Pocatello, Idaho
Honored By
Sailor of USS Eversole DD-789.
GRADUATED FROM NAVAL ACADEMY 1938. AFTER DUTY AT SEA, RECEIVED AVIATION TRAINING. MAY 7, 1941 JOINED TORPEDO SQUADRON 6 ON USS ENTERPRISE CV-6 AND WITH MANY OTHERS OF HIS SQUADRON GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY IN THE OPENING PHASES OF THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY JUNE 4, 1942 DURING AN ATTACK ON JAPANESE CARRIERS MADE THROUGH HEAVY OPPOSITION. HIS DETERMINATION IN THIS ACTION WAS POSTHUMOUSLY RECOGNIZED WITH THE AWARD OF THE NAVY CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART.