March 16, 1920 – June 23, 2007
Louis Cloud
Personal Information
Birthplace: Toppenish, Yakima Co. Washington
Service Information
Branch of Service: Army Air Corps
Unit: 82nd Airborne Division Paratrooper
Theater of Operation: European
Military Honors: Bronze Star
Honored By: The Eisenhower Foundation
Biography
Louis Lucky Cloud was drafted in 1943 and served in the 82nd Airborne Division as a Paratrooper. He was among the Paratroopers who jumper into Normandy and seized St. Mere Eglise. Cloud also jumped in Holland. Cloud returned home and served on the Yakima National Tribal Council. “Courtesy of Yakima Tribute”
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