World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Lewis Yarter
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Hudson Falls, New York
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION ALBANY, NEW YORK, NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAMPSON, NEW YORK, NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL DETROIT, MICHIGAN, RECEIVING STATION NAVY YARD PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, RECEIVING STATION BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ABOARD USS YR-60, NAVAL AMPHIBIOUS BASE NAVY #3237 ENIWETOK ISLAND, MARSHALL ISLANDS (ADMINISTRATION PURPLE), ATOLL COMMANDER NAVY #3237 ENIWETOK ISLAND, MARSHALL ISLANDS, USS ZEUS ARB-4, USS APL-42 (COMMANDER SERVICE DIVISION 102), ASSISTANT INDUSTRIAL MANAGER FERRY BUILDING SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.