World War II Honoree

Loy J. Eppard

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Huntington, Indiana

Honored By

Huntington County Veterans' Service Office

INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY IN HIS SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL HE SERVED FROM OCTOBER 22, 1943 TO FEBRUARY 16, 1946 PRIMARILY WITH COMPANY A, 158TH INFANTRY REGIMENT. PARTICIPATED IN THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES LIBERATION AND THE LUZON CAMPAIGNS AND ACHIEVED THE RANK OF SERGEANT. FOR HIS SERVICE HE EARNED THE AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION THEATER RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE BRONZE ARROWHEAD, THE WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL AND THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL.