Lieutenant Junior Grade Everett Frank Istas | UW Gold Star Honor Roll
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Everett Frank Istas

Graduating Class of 1932
Served in World War II

Lieutenant Junior Grade
Everett Frank Istas

Navy

Hometown

Menominee, MI

Date of Birth

Location of Death

Great Lakes, IL

Date of Death

Location of Burial

Riverside Cemetery, Menominee, MI

More About Lieutenant Junior Grade Istas

Lieutenant Istas was stricken with leukemia while on duty in the South Pacific war zone. He was sent to San Francisco and later the Great Lakes Naval Hospital where he died of the illness. Interesting fact: He is the great grandfather of actress Winona Rider.