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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Leo Edward Yonkers

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Honored By

Ruth Yonkers Jansen

Relationship

Wife

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED FROM 1942 TO 1946 AS INFANTRY PLATOON COMMANDER, COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER AND COMBAT LIAISON OFFER, 313TH OF THE 76TH AND 79TH INFANTRY DIVISIONS IN NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, SOUTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. EARNED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON AND OCCUPATION RIBBON.