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Photo of Lt. Charles W. Young in uniform with name and serial number
Herald and Review Library: Young, Lt. Charles William; Article on back of photo; "Lt. Charles W. Young; Charles William Young, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon v. Young, 2473 East North street, received his silver wings as a pilot and was commissioned a…
Tags: Army Air Corps, Decatur IL., World War II, WWII
Photo of Lt. Charles W. Young in uniform with name
Herald and Review Library: Young, Lt. Charles W.; Article on back of photo; "Lt. Charles Young; Lt. Charles W. Young, whose wife, the former Ruth Gould, lives at 2036 East Prairie avenue, is now stationed at he combat crew training school at Sioux…
Tags: Army Air Corps, Decatur IL., World War II, WWII
Photo of Lt. Dwight York in suit and tie
Herald and Review Library: York, Lt. Dwight; Article on back of photo; "Dwight York in Hollywood, Fla., early next week. Mr. York has been commissioned a lieutenant senior grade in the navy and was inducted on Pearl Harbor day in St. Louis. After…
Photo of Ensign E. M. Yoder in uniform
Herald and Review Library: Yoder, Ensign E. M.; Article on back of photo; "Ensign Yoder Here to Seek Naval Fliers; Ensign E. M. Yoder, arrived in Decatur Saturday and will be stationed in an office in the Liberal Arts Building at Millikin University…
Tags: Decatur IL., Millikin University, Naval Aviator, Navy, World War II, WWII
Photo of Jack F. Yobski in uniform
Herald and Review Library: Yokski, Jack F.; Article on back of photo; "Yobski Receives Dolphins; Jack F. Yobski, fireman first class in the U. S. Navy, has received his 'dolphins' which signify that he has graduated from submarine school. Stationed…
Tags: Decatur IL., Navy, Submarine, World War II, WWII
Photo of Warren Yeaw in uniform
Herald and Review Library: Yeaw, Warren; Article on back of photo; "Warren Yeaw, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Yeaw, 2412 East North Street, was with the U. S. marines stationed at Pearl Harbor, according to the last reports from him. Yeaw formerly was a…
Tags: Decatur IL., Marine Corps, Pearl Harbor, World War II, WWII
Photo of Haywood O. Wylie in flight suit holding gun
Herald and Review Library: Wylie, Haywood, son of J. C. Wylie, Decatur, IL. Trained at Harlingen Gunner School, Harlingen, Texas. Obit: "Decatur Man Dies in Crash; Staff Sgt. Heywood O. Wylie, 27, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe C. Wylie, 2650 North Jasper…
Photo of John L. Wright in flight uniform with headphones and signature at bottom of photo
Herald and Review Library: Wright, John L, Article on back of photo; "John L. Wright, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl G. Wright, 924 West Wood Street, has completed his army flight training course at Craig Field, Selma, Ala., and received ;his commission as…
Tags: Army Air Corps, Craig Field, Decatur IL., Selma Ala., World War II, WWII
Photo of John "Jack" Wright in flight suit, helmet and goggles, name on bottom of photo
Herald and Review Library: Wright, Jack; Article on back of photo; "Two well known Decatur boys, Aubrey Taylor and Jack Wright, were among the 44 Illinoisans who yesterday completed their basic training period as Flying Cadets at Randolph Field,…
Photo of Lt. Howard E. Wrench and son, Cpl. Howard T. Wrench in uniform
Herald and Review Library: Wrench, Lt. Howard E., and Cpl. Howard T. Wrench; Article on back of photo; "Lt. Howard E. Wrench and his son, Cpl. Howard T. Wrench, met recently in Assam, India, for the first time in more than a year. Lieutenant Wrench,…