World War II Honoree

John Pershing Yoder

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Cheyenne, Wyoming

Honored By

Marion Yoder

Relationship

Daughter

FOUGHT IN EUROPE AND THE PACIFIC. DISCHARGED ON JANUARY 2, 1946. RECEIVED THE AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS SERVICE RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AR 600-68, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER SERVICE RIBBON AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. IN 1989, RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR FOR MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT IN GROUND COMBAT AGAINST THE ARMED ENEMY DURING WWII IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS.