Edward B Yeager
Military
Object Number - UPL 23805 - 1LT Edward B. Yeager with wife Maurine Yeager after the war.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Rozel, KS 67574, USA | 19 March 1914 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth, KS 66027, USA | 5 March 1942 | |
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Died |
Russell, KS 67665, USA | 18 February 2000 | RUSSELL Edward B. Yeager, 85, died Friday, Feb. 18, 2000, at the Russell Regional Hospital. He was born March 19, 1914, in Rozel to Wesley Ralph and Christine (Reed) Yeager. He married Maurine C. Schrock on Oct. 17, 1947, in Larned. He grew up in Macksville, graduating from Macksville High School. He attended Wichita State University. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II. He worked for C.O. Mammels grocery chain for many years and managed stores in Larned, Macksville and Russell. He was an area store supervisor and vice president of warehouse operations in Great Bend until his retirement in 1987. He was a member of the St. John Lutheran Church, Masonic Lodge, Elks Lodge, Rotary Club, Shrine Club, American Legion and VFW posts, all of Russell. He was a member of Consistory and ISIS Shrine, Salina. |
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Enlisted |
Russell, KS 67665, USA | 21 February 2000 | Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery Russell Russell County Kansas, USA |
| Macksville, KS 67557, USA |
