World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Robert F. Yorch
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan
Honored By
A Grateful American
TECHNICAL SERGEANT, FLIGHT ENGINEER, B-24 LIBERATOR 'BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER', 400TH SQUADRON (BLACK PIRATES), 90TH BOMB GROUP 'JOLLY ROGERS', 5TH AIR FORCE, SERVING IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. MEMBER OF ROY BREEDLOVE CREW. KILLED MAY 15, 1945. HIS PLANE WAS ON A BOMBING MISSION TO SHINCHIKU, FORMOSA AND SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF GASOLINE WAS SEEN FLOODING THE BOMB BAY. THE PLANE SOON EXPLODED. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.