World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Claud H. Yorke
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Medway, Maine
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 4TH FIGHTER SQUADRON, 52ND FIGHTER GROUP AS A PARACHUTE RIGGER AND REPAIRMAN IN ROME-ARNO, PO VALLEY, NORTHERN APENNINES, SOUTHERN FRANCE AND THE RHINELAND. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 5 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.