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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Andrew Yatras

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Ridgewood, New Jersey

Honored By

Children

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED JULY 27, 1942, THE DAY AFTER HIS 18TH BIRTHDAY. SERVED ABOARD USS S-38 AND USS BALCH DD-363 IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN. WOUNDED 1944 WHILE ABOARD THE USS BALCH DURING NAVAL ACTION NEAR GUAM. HOSPITALIZED AT SHOEMAKER NAVAL HOSPITAL, CALIFORNIA DECEMBER 1944 TO JULY 1945. AFTER DISCHARGE FROM THE HOSPITAL, HE WAS SHIPPED OVERSEAS AGAIN WHEN THE WAR ENDED. HONORABLY DISCHARGED MARCH 7, 1946.