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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Edward John Yerke

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Honored By

William Fischer, Jr.

Relationship

Grateful Citizen

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE ON 18 AUGUST 1943 AT WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA. SEA SERVICE FROM DECEMBER 1943 TO AUGUST 1945 AS PART OF THE COMMISSIONING CREW ABOARD USS LST-511, FIRST IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER, PARTICIPATING IN THE NORMANDY INVASION, THEN SERVING ALONG THE US EAST COAST. SEPARATED FROM ACTIVE SERVICE ON 13 SEPTEMBER 1945 AT USN HOSPITAL, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.