World War II Honoree

Cyril Yaskoff

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Canton, Ohio

Honored By

Charles H. Jacobs

Relationship

Former co-worker

INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY JUNE 24, 1942 AT AKRON, OHIO AND SENT TO FORT HAYES, COLUMBUS, OHIO AND THEN ON TO FORT MCCLELLAN, ALABAMA FOR BASIC INFANTRY TRAINING, ARRIVING JULY 7, 1942. ON OCTOBER 28, 1942, TRANSFERRED TO THE SIGNAL CORPS AND SENT TO CAMP CROWDER, MISSOURI. ON JANUARY 1, 1943, WAS PLACED ON SPECIAL DUTY, MOVEMENT CONTROL DIVISION, TRANSPORTATION CORPS. THE ASSIGNMENT DUTIES WERE FOR PROCURING TROOP TRAINS, ROUTING AND ESCORTING TROOPS. IN MAY, 1944, TRANSFERRED TO THE 544TH SIGNAL BASE DEPOT COMPANY, CAMP CROWDER, MISSOURI AND DEPARTED WITH UNIT TO STAGING AREA AT FORT LAWTON, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. EMBARKED FOR OVERSEAS DUTY ON DECEMBER 26, 1944, ABOARD THE USS CAPE NEWENHAM, ARRIVING IN HAWAII JANUARY 7, 1945. TRANSFERRED TO THE 3346TH SIGNAL BASE DEPOT COMPANY IN JULY, 1945, THEN SHIPPED TO OKINAWA. ALERTED FOR RETURN TO THE U.S. IN DECEMBER, 1945 AND TRANSFERRED TO THE 25TH REPLACEMENT DEPOT AT OKINAWA. BOARDED THE USS SEA MERLIN IN BUCKNER BAY JANUARY 3, 1946 AND ARRIVED IN PORTLAND, OREGON JANUARY 18, 1946. SENT TO VANCOUVER BARRACKS, WASHINGTON AND ON TO CAMP ATTERBURY, INDIANA. HONORABLY DISCHARGED JANUARY 26, 1946 AS TECHNICAL SERGEANT.