World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Lloyd Elmo 'Bud' O'Neal
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Kiefer, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE BEFORE COMPLETING HIS SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL. ARRIVED AT PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII WHILE THE SMOKE FROM THE JAPANESE SURPRISE ATTACK ON DECEMBER 7, 1941 WAS STILL IN THE AIR. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER AT PEARL HARBOR WITH DUTIES REPAIRING SUBMARINES. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN. MANY YEARS LATER, HE WAS AWARDED HIS HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA BASED ON HIS WARTIME SERVICE TO THE NATION.