World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Kenneth Edwin Yorke
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Scarsdale, New York
Honored By
The Yorke Family
ENLISTED IN 1941 AFTER COLLEGE GRADUATION. SERVED AS A CAPTAIN IN THE AIR TRANSPORT COMMAND PILOTING 4 ENGINE C-54S (SKY MASTERS). SERVICE INCLUDED FLIGHTS TO CANADA, EUROPE, AFRICA AND ASIA, FERRYING SUPPLIES AND WOUNDED SERVICEMEN. WHILE STATIONED AT NEW CASTLE ARMY AIR BASE HE FLEW THE NORTH ATLANTIC CRESCENT CARAVAN ROUTE AIRLIFTING SUPPLIES TO EUROPE AND RETURNING WITH WOUNDED SOLDIERS. ALSO PILOTED THE TRANSPORT THAT CARRIED GENERAL CHARLES DE GAULLE TO THE U.S. TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IN 1944. RELIEVED FROM ACTIVE DUTY IN 1946.