World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Rollo Joe Yount
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lamar, Missouri
Honored By
Joplin Lodge #501, B.P.O.E.
SERVED WITH THE TANK CORPS IN FRANCE AND GERMANY. FOUGHT AT THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE IN LUXEMBOURG. HAD FIVE TANKS SHOT OUT FROM UNDER HIM BEFORE BECOMING SERIOUSLY INJURED WHILE CROSSING THE RHINE RIVER. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART, AND WALKED WITH ASSISTANCE THE REST OF HIS LIFE.