World War II Honoree

Joseph 'Mickey Rooney' Yule, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Brooklyn, New York

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

IN 1944, HE ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE. HE SERVED MORE THAN 21 MONTHS, UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER THE END OF WWII. DURING AND AFTER THE WAR HE HELPED ENTERTAIN THE TROOPS IN AMERICA AND EUROPE, AND SPENT PART OF THE TIME AS A RADIO PERSONALITY ON THE AMERICAN FORCES NETWORK AND WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL FOR ENTERTAINING TROOPS IN COMBAT ZONES. IN ADDITION TO THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, HE ALSO RECEIVED THE ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL FOR HIS MILITARY SERVICE.