LLOYD K. WYATT, JR., 2LT, USMC
Lloyd Wyatt, Jr. '45
Lucky Bag
From the 1945 Lucky Bag:
Lloyd Kirk Wyatt, Jr.
Peoria, Illinois
"Bud" came to the Academy from Peoria, Illinois, via Dartmouth College. Dividing his time, he could always be depended upon to do well, whether it was in academics (neglecting plebe steam!), having a 4.0 drag for a weekend, or scoring points for the Company basketball team.
During first class year "Bud" followed the football team as a leading member of the Press Detail. His conscientiousness while Company Commander and while working on the Lucky Bag have won him many friends, as has his unassuming and pleasant manner.
Heading for a commission in the Marine Corps, Bud will soon be a "fightin' gyrene." Serious, quiet, and modest, we all like and respect him, and look forward to his companionship in the future.
Track 4; Press Detail 3, 1; Lucky Bag, Company Representative 1.
He was the commander of 8th Company (2nd set).The Class of 1945 was graduated in June 1944 due to World War II. The entirety of 2nd class (junior) year was removed from the curriculum.
Lloyd Kirk Wyatt, Jr.
Peoria, Illinois
"Bud" came to the Academy from Peoria, Illinois, via Dartmouth College. Dividing his time, he could always be depended upon to do well, whether it was in academics (neglecting plebe steam!), having a 4.0 drag for a weekend, or scoring points for the Company basketball team.
During first class year "Bud" followed the football team as a leading member of the Press Detail. His conscientiousness while Company Commander and while working on the Lucky Bag have won him many friends, as has his unassuming and pleasant manner.
Heading for a commission in the Marine Corps, Bud will soon be a "fightin' gyrene." Serious, quiet, and modest, we all like and respect him, and look forward to his companionship in the future.
Track 4; Press Detail 3, 1; Lucky Bag, Company Representative 1.
He was the commander of 8th Company (2nd set).The Class of 1945 was graduated in June 1944 due to World War II. The entirety of 2nd class (junior) year was removed from the curriculum.
Loss
Lloyd was killed in action on June 14, 1945 on Okinawa. He was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 29th Marines. It seems likely he was killed during the battle over the Kunishi Ridge.
Other Information
From researcher Kathy Franz:
Lloyd graduated from Peoria High School in 1940. Composed, Handsome, Intelligent. Football, Basketball, Junior Hi-Y, Cue Club, Promerito, Jusendra, “Arrival of Kitty,” Dramatic Honor Society, CREST.
From Find A Grave:
Lt. Wyatt was killed in action on the Island of Okinawa, but his body was "Missing" for 40 years.
He is the son of Dr. Lloyd K. & Mrs. Lucille J. Wyatt of Peoria, Illinois, and Flushing, New York, and his Grandfather was a Doctor, and both families are buried near each other at Springdale Cemetery in Peoria.
Lt. Wyatt is a 1940 graduate of Peoria H.S., earned a scholarship to Dartmouth College, and is a June 7, 1944 graduate of the Naval Academy, and married a Miss Rosemary Boiseau in Washington D.C. on June 8, 1944.
He has one other brother, Richard "Dick" Wyatt who was a waist gunner on B-29s.
Bud's remains were interred in Arlington National Cemetery on December 2, 1992.
Photographs
From his high school yearbook
From his high school yearbook
Related Articles
Conrad Grove, Jr. '45, Arthur Day '45, Robert Billings '45, James Dawley, Jr. '45, Jack Flanagan '45, Alfred Sawyer '45, Richard Hodsdon '45, and John Horn '45 were also in 8th Company.
The "category" links below lead to lists of related Honorees; use them to explore further the service and sacrifice of alumni in Memorial Hall.
