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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Orville C. 'Ocy' Yahn

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Ellwood City, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Terry MacDonald

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS A CORPORAL FROM JANUARY 1942 TO OCTOBER 1945 WITH THE 26TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION. SERVED IN NORTH AFRICA AND THE EUROPEAN THEATER. BECAME A PRISONER OF WAR, WAS LIBERATED IN APRIL 1945. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE AND THE BRONZE STAR.