World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Roy Yess
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Waseca, Minnesota
Honored By
Barb Herme
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED AS GUNNER AFTER LANDING WITH SIXTH WAVE TO ROLL OVER IWO JIMA BEACHES. FOUGHT WITH THE FIFTH DIVISION. HE PARTICIPATED IN THE ASSAULT ON SURIBACHI AND LATER THE SWEEPS OF THE WEST COAST OF IWO JIMA.