World War II Honoree

LeRoy Yagel

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

SilverCreek, New York

Honored By

Beverly

Relationship

Wife

ASSIGNED DUTY AS A CARGO MASTER ABOARD A C-46 CARGO AIRCRAFT. SERVED IN GUAM AND PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND LATER IN THE OCCUPYING FORCES IN JAPAN. THIS LAST ASSIGNMENT WAS IN THE COMBAT CONTROL CENTER OF AIR OPERATIONS WHERE FLIGHTS OF FOREIGN AIRCRAFT WERE MONITORED IN THE AREA FROM RUSSIA TO ALASKA AND SOUTH TO THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. SERVING AS A SERGEANT AT THE END OF HOSTILITIES.