World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert S. Yerger
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio
Honored By
Geauga Junior Genealogists 4-H Club
SERVED WITH THE ARMY AS A LIGHT MORTAR CREWMAN IN THE 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION, 85TH MOUNTAIN INFANTRY REGIMENT. TOOK PART IN BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS IN THE NORTH APENNINES, THE PO VALLEY. RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH TWO BRONZE SERVICE STARS AND A COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE. DISCHARGED ON OCTOBER 18, 1945.