World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph Theodore Even, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Alton, Iowa
Honored By
Lois, Joe, Jean and Bill
Relationship
Wife and children
ENTERED U.S. ARMY IN FEBRUARY 1945 AND WAS ON A SHIP TO THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS WHEN THE TREATY WAS SIGNED WITH JAPAN. SERVED IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS UNTIL HIS DISCHARGE, NOVEMBER, 1946. STAFF SERGEANT IN AN ORDNANCE COMPANY OF THE FIFTH ARMY.