World War II soldier with ties to Lampasas will be laid to rest 80 years after his death

  • U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Leroy C. Cloud, who died in combat on July 26, 1944, has been waiting in a grave in France marked as an unknown soldier. The native Texan's remains have now been identified, and he will be buried in Texas soil with full military honors 80 years after his death. COURTESY PHOTO
    U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Leroy C. Cloud, who died in combat on July 26, 1944, has been waiting in a grave in France marked as an unknown soldier. The native Texan's remains have now been identified, and he will be buried in Texas soil with full military honors 80 years after his death. COURTESY PHOTO
    The family of Army Staff Sgt. Leroy C. Cloud finally has received answers after 80 years of questions.Lampasas resident Janice Cloud Dishman-Skains is a niece of Cloud and said she grew up hearing stories about her uncle.'They all loved him so much, and my grandma always told me I looked a lot like him,” Dishman-Skains said. “I'm surprised they didn't name me Leroy.'She...

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