World War II Honoree

Frank Robert Youmans

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Greenwood, Indiana

Honored By

Mrs. Helen Youmans

Relationship

Family

SERVED ON THE USS LSM 38 AS A PHARMACIST'S MATE 1ST CLASS. SPENT HIS TOUR IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. SINCE HE WAS THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAD ANY TYPE OF A MEDICAL BACKGROUND, HE SERVED AS THE SHIP'S DOCTOR. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC RIBBON, EUROPEAN THEATRE RIBBON, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.