Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr. - Burial and Honors

Burial and Honors

In April 1951, Red Cloud's mother received the Medal of Honor from General of the Army Omar Bradley in a ceremony at The Pentagon in Washington, D.C.. Red Cloud was initially buried at a UN cemetery in Korea. However, in 1955, his body was exhumed and moved to Wisconsin where he was buried in accordance with Ho-Chunk tribal customs. He was interred at the Decorah Cemetery at Winnebago Mission, Wisconsin, and in 1967 a monument was erected for him in the cemetery. Another plaque honoring Red Cloud was subsequently erected in Black River Falls. In La Crosse, Wisconsin, a park was dedicated in Red Cloud's honor in 1957. A memorial park was also dedicated in his memory that year, the Red Cloud Highway Memorial Park adjacent to the Black Hawk Powwow Grounds in Komensky, Wisconsin. A portion of Wisconsin Highway 54 was also renamed Red Cloud Highway. The Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Friendship, Wisconsin was named for him.

On Armed Forces Day, 18 May 1957, the United States Army named Camp Red Cloud after him, in recognition of his actions. Additionally, in 1999 the United States Navy named the newly commissioned USNS Red Cloud (T-AKR-313), a Watson-class vehicle cargo ship and Large, Medium-Speed Roll-on/Roll-off ship, in his honor. The ship was christened by his daughter Annita, who was dressed in traditional regalia. It was attended by several men who served alongside her father as well as several flag officers.