World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard Lee Yant, Sr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Austin, Texas
Honored By
Betty Lynn Ross
Relationship
Daughter
AERIAL ENGINEER GUNNER WITH THE 959TH BOMB SQUADRON, 492ND BOMB GROUP. SERVED IN NORMANDY AND CENTRAL EUROPE, AIR OFFENSIVE EUROPE. PLANE SHOT DOWN AND WOUNDED. PRISONER OF WAR JULY 7TH, 1944, GERMANY. LIBERATED ON APRIL 20, 1945.