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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Cloy W. Wethington

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Delta, Colorado

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

RANK: MACHINIST’S MATE 2ND CLASS. HE ENTERED THE U.S. NAVY MAY 1942 AND RECEIVED HIS TRAINING AT THE U.S. NAVAL BASE, SAN PEDRO, CALIFORNIA AND A U.S. NAVAL BASE IN FLORIDA. SERVED ABOARD SHIP IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. CAMPAIGN AND BATTLE: INVASION OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. DECLARED MISSING IN ACTION, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1945 AND IS MEMORIALIZED AT THE MANILA AMERICAN CEMETERY, FORT BONIFACIO, MANILA, PHILIPPINES. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL (AWARDED FOR BRAVERY, ACT OF MERIT AND MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT) AND THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL.