World War II Honoree
Killed In Action
James Yncera
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Hartford, Connecticut
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
Rank: Sergeant. He was inducted into the United States Marine Corps September 24, 1940 at Hartford, Connecticut, with recruit training at the Marine Barracks Parris Island, South Carolina. After his graduation from boot camp, he was transferred to Camp Geiger, North Carolina for combat training. He served in Alpha Company, Fifth Motor Transport Battalion, Service Troops and an element of the Fifth Marine Division. His division participated in the amphibious assault, and occupation of Iwo Jima Island Location: Western Pacific Theater of Operations. On Tuesday, March 13, 1945 he was mortally wounded, during offensive operations against the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces. Personnel from a Graves Registration Company buried him in the Fifth Marine Division Iwo battlefield cemetery. In the post-war era, this Marines’ family requested that he be buried with Military Honors at the Golden Gate National Cemetery located at San Bruno, California, with interment January 20, 1949. In his Memory and Honor, this American Patriot was awarded the Purple Heart posthumously, for his Heroism and ultimate sacrifice.