World War II Honoree

Howard Jonathan Cleland

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Buffalo, Missouri

Honored By

Family

SERVED AS A LIEUTENANT IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY DURING WWII ABOARD THE USS HUMBOLDT (AVP-21) AND USS STOKES (AKA-68). WHILE SERVING ABOARD THE USS HUMBOLDT IN THE ATLANTIC, PARTICIPATED IN THE CAPTURE AND RETURN OF THE GERMAN U-BOAT, U-505. IT WAS THE ONLY GERMAN U-BOAT SEIZED INTACT DURING WWII. WHILE SERVING ABOARD THE USS STOKES IN THE PACIFIC FLEET, PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASIONS OF IWO JIMA AND OKINAWA. AT IWO JIMA, WITNESSED AND RECORDED IN THE SHIP'S LOG THE RAISING OF THE UNITED STATES FLAG ON MOUNT SURIBACHI. AWARDED AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BATTLE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND NAVY OCCUPATION SERVICE MEDAL (WITH ASIA CLASP).