World War II Honoree

Edward Aloysius Everts

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Berkeley, California

Honored By

A Grateful American

HE WAS DRAFTED AND TRAINED AT UCLA AS A METEOROLOGIST HE SERVED IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS, IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS AS A WEATHER OFFICER. RETURNING FROM A DATA GATHERING FLIGHT OVER JAPAN HE NARROWLY ESCAPED LOSING HIS LIFE WHEN THE PLANE CRASH AT SEA. HE SPENT THREE DAYS ADRIFT WITH THE REST OF THE CREW BEFORE BEING RESCUED.