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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Joseph Yeand

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Owensboro, Kentucky

Honored By

LTC Paul Rivette

Relationship

Nephew

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN NAVY BEFORE THE WAR. WAS A SAILOR ON DESTROYERS. MOVED WITH THE ASIATIC FLEET TO EAST INDIES AND FOUGHT THE FIRST BATTLES WITH THE JAPANESE THERE. ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE AND ESCORT DUTY IN THE PACIFIC, THEN TO THE EAST COAST OF USA THEN TO ESCORT DUTIES IN THE NORTH SEA.