World War II Honoree

Everett Howard Cloyd

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Wichita, Kansas

Honored By

Beverly L. Duncan

Relationship

Daughter

ENTERED ARMY ON 2/23/43 FROM WICHITA, KANSAS. BASIC TRAINING AT FORT CAMPBELL, KENTUCKY WITH 412TH FIELD ARTILLERY, COMPANY A. THEN WENT TO FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS; FORT RILEY, KANSAS TO LOUISIANA ON TO CAMP MCCOY, WISCONSIN. DEPARTED THE STATES FROM SEATTLE, WASHINGTON AND SERVED IN THE 1685TH COMBAT ENGINEERS AND WAS MASTER SERGEANT OF BATTALION MOTOR POOL DURING THE BATTLE FOR OKINAWA. WENT TO YOKOHAMA, JAPAN AT END OF WAR THEN RETURNED TO STATES AND DOCKED AT SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA. DISCHARGED ON 2/16/46 AT ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO.