World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Melvin James 'Mel' Yarsky
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Baldwin, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED AS A BOMBER PILOT IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. ON FEBRUARY 25, 1944, HIS AIRCRAFT WAS SHOT DOWN AND HE BECAME A PRISONER OF WAR UNTIL HIS RELEASE ON MAY 12, 1945.