World War II Honoree

Evencio 'Evan' N. Gutierrez

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Kingsville, Texas

Honored By

Daughters

INDUCTED AT FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS ON 28 MARCH 1945. AFTER TRAINING ASSIGNED TO THE 658TH REPLACEMENT COMPANY, 15TH REPLACEMENT BATTALION, 4TH REPLACEMENT DEPOT. THE BATTALION LEFT FOR THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS ON 18 OCTOBER 1945 AND ARRIVED IN JAPAN THIRTEEN DAYS LATER. THE 658TH COMPANY PARTICIPATED IN MANY OF THE CEREMONIES AND PROCEDURES IN THE OFFICIAL OCCUPATION OF THE JAPANESE MAINLAND. HE SPENT SIXTEEN MONTHS IN THE ARMY MOST OF THEM AS PART OF THE OCCUPATION ARMY IN JAPAN. HE RETURNED TO THE U.S. ON 15 JULY 1946 AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AT FORT SAM HOUSTON ON 22 JULY 1946. AS A TECHNICIAN FOURTH GRADE, HE RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING DECORATIONS FOR HIS SERVICE: THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, A MERITORIOUS UNIT AWARD, THE ARMY OCCUPATION RIBBON (JAPAN), 1 OVERSEAS BAR, AND THE MARKSMAN RIFLE BADGE.