North High School Wall of Honor Cecil Hillard Brewton, Jr. Class of January, 1944
Research done by Claradell Shedd, class of 1953.
Cecil Hillard Brewton, Jr. Cecil Hillard Brewton, Jr. graduated from North High in the January, 1944 class. His next of kin was shown as C.H. Brewton at 1312 Laurel in Des Moines, IA. In June, 1944, while at the University of Iowa, Cecil was drafted into the US Army. His service number was 37697900. Click on photo to enlarge Click on photo to enlarge Click on photo to enlarge Brewton, Cecil Hillard, Jr. Year x Rank/Event x Status June, 1944 x US Army; Pvt. x While at the University of Iowa, drafted into the US Army. 13 weeks x x x Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, PA. x x x x Camp McKay/Boston Army Base; Company 131; Transportation Corps x x   x Fort Lawton, WA for processing to Hawaii April, 1945 x x x Marshall Islands, Carolina Island April 15,'45 x x x IE Shima Island, in the Ryukyu Islands; combat Sept.2,1945 x Japanese surrender x To Naha, Okinawa after surrender x x In Okinawa Regularly played in "Dive Bombers" band which they called "7-1/2" (Section 8 referred to Discharge) x x T/5 Discharged May 17, 1946; Returned to UofI x x Drake, 1975 x Drake; BSE; MSE; Education x x Retired Des Moines School District; 1968-1988 Cecil H. Brewton at WWII Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C. (Honor Flight; 11/4/09)
References The comprehensive list of names from North High's 1893-2009 graduation classes are from Claradell Shedd's North Des Moines High School website. The names of all North High School graduates can be found online at http://ndmhs.com/. Cecil Hillard Brewton, Jr.'s class page can be viewed at http://ndmhs.com/pages/yearclass1944(2009.65).html
01/01/10: Lives in Des Moines, IA 50310
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