World War II Honoree

Hoyle F. Everhart

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Lexington, North Carolina

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER WITH COMPANY C, 1ST BATTALION, 325TH GLIDER INFANTRY REGIMENT, 82ND AIRBORNE 'ALL AMERICAN' DIVISION. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH BRONZE ARROWHEAD, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH 'GERMANY' CLASP. HIS REGIMENT WAS AWARDED THE PRESIDENTIAL (DISTINGUISHED) UNIT CITATION FOR EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM IN ACTION AT ST. MERE EGLISE IN NORMANDY, FRANCE; THE FRENCH CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM FOR ACTIONS AT ST. MERE EGLISE AND ON THE COTENTIN PENINSULA IN FRANCE; THE NETHERLANDS MILITARY ORDER OF WILLIAM (KNIGHT FOURTH CLASS) FOR ACTIONS AT NIJMEGEN IN THE NETHERLANDS, AND ALSO THE NETHERLANDS ORANGE LANYARD; AND THE BELGIAN FOURRAGERE FOR BEING CITED TWICE IN THE ORDER OF THE DAY OF THE BELGIAN ARMY FOR ACTIONS IN THE ARDENNES AND IN BELGIUM AND GERMANY. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF PRIVATE AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.