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Date of Passing Nov 03, 1978
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SERGEANT JOE J. ELYARD ENLISTED IN THE ARMY RIGHT AFTER HIGH SCHOOL ON 1 AUGUST 1939. AFTER BASIC TRAINING HE WAS STATIONED IN HAWAII FROM 6 OCTOBER 1939 TO 18 OCTOBER 1941. FROM 25 OCTOBER 1941 TO 15 APRIL 1943 HE WAS STATIONED IN THE UNITED STATES. ON 21 MAY 1943 SGT ELYARD SERVED AS A SQUAD LEADER AND TOOK PART IN THE INVASION OF ATTU IN THE AEULTIAN ISLANDS AND FROM THERE SERVED IN SEVERAL OF THE 7TH INFANTRY DIVISIONS CAMPAIGNS IN THE PACIFIC. ON 23 SEPTEMBER 1945 JOE ELYARD WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND SENT HOME. I DONT HAVE MUCH INFORMATION OTHER THAN AT THE TIME OF HIS PASSING ON 3 NOVEMBER 1978 HE WAS LIVING IN LEE FLORIDA.
Description (Aleutian Islands Campaign 3 Jun 1942 to 24 Aug 1943) On 3-4 June 1942, at the time of the Battle of Midway, a Japanese force attacked Dutch Harbor and inflicted considerable damage before it was driven off. The Japanese then occupied Attu and Kiska. For the rest of 1942 and into 1943, Eleventh Air Force struck enemy bases and installations whenever weather over the Aleutians permitted. The United States troops that landed on Attu on 11 May 1943 had possession of the island by the end of the month. The capture of Attu isolated Kiska, which was bombed repeatedly by American aircraft. The troops that invaded Kiska on 15 August 1943 discovered that the Japanese, under the cover of fog, had secretly evacuated their garrison.