World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Elmo 'Hap' Yeager
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Warsaw, Missouri
Honored By
Beverly Bybee Spatz
Relationship
Niece
SERGEANT. SERVED IN 77TH NEW YORK INFANTRY DIVISION. ACTIVELY CAMPAIGNED IN NEW GUINEA, LEYTE, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND OKINAWA. RECEIVED BRONZE STAR FOR THE OPERATION OF HIS MACHINE GUN. RESCUED THREE JAPANESE ORPHANS TO A U.S. MEDICAL SHIP.