World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William N. Yelverton
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Eureka, North Carolina
Honored By
H. Lamont Whitley
SERVED 17 MONTHS WITH THE 53RD ARMORED INFANTRY BATTALION IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. WOUNDED IN ACTION IN NOVEMBER 1944 NEAR METZ, FRANCE. RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH TWO BRONZE STARS, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON AND THE PURPLE HEART. HONORABLE DISABILITY DISCHARGE. DIED AS A RESULT OF BATTLE WOUNDS IN AUGUST 1955.