World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Everett Norwood Hill, Sr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lonoke, Arkansas
Honored By
Faye Hill and Zachary Hill
Relationship
Wife and Grandson
HE WAS A PRIVATE IN THE U.S. ARMY WHERE HE WAS FIGHTING IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AGAINST THE JAPANESE ARMY. HE WAS WOUNDED IN JANUARY OF 1945 BY JAPANESE INFANTRY. HE THEN SPENT ALMOST TWO YEARS IN DIFFERENT ARMY HOSPITALS UNTIL HE WAS COMPLETELY HEALED, THEREAFTER HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH A PURPLE HEART.