Soldier Details

Division:

Army Air Corps
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"