World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Mirel Weston Yancey
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Bakersfield, California
Honored By
VFW Post 6949
ENLISTED IN THE U.S. MARINE CORPS ON OCTOBER 6, 1941. AMPHIBIAN TRACTOR (LVT) CREWMAN AND ANTI-TANK CREWMAN WITH THE 2ND MARINE DIVISION, 2ND MARINE AMPHIBIAN TRACTOR BATTALION. TRANSPORTED TROOPS ASHORE WHERE THEY COULD CONTINUE THE ASSAULT. PARTICIPATED IN ACTION AGAINST THE ENEMY AT TARAWA (NOVEMBER 1943), SAIPAN (JULY 1944), TINIAN (JULY TO AUGUST 1944), OKINAWA (APRIL TO JULY 1945), IHEYA SHIMA (JUNE 1945) AND AGUNI SHIMA (JUNE 1945). WOUNDED IN ACTION ON NOVEMBER 20, 1943. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. DISCHARGED SEPTEMBER 26, 1945. CORPORAL.