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
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.