World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Asa Greenwood Yancey
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Atlanta, Georgia
Honored By
Charles Henry Atkinson
Relationship
Vietnam Veteran
JOINED THE ARMY IN 1941 AND SERVED WITH DR. CHARLES RICHARD DREW AT TUSKEGEE ARMY MEDICAL FACILITY SHARING GENERAL AND SPECIAL SURGERY DUTIES. HE WOULD LATER BECOME CHIEF OF SURGERY AND THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR AT THIS FACILITY.