MERRILL'S MARAUDERS Yinger, Charles William

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Yinger​

• FORENAME

Charles William​

• UNIT

1 Bn (Red Combat Team)​

• RANK

Staff Sergeant​

• NUMBER

06893584​

• AWARD

Bronze Star​

• PLACE

Burma 1944​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from York,York County,Pennsylvania​

born 29.12.1919 Hallam,Pennsylvania​

son of Garrett Hobart and Beulah I. (nee Crumbling) Yinger​

enlisted 1936​

3 Armored Cavalry Regiment 1936-38​

3 Infantry Regiment (HHC,1 Bn) (The Old Guard) 1938-39​

sentinal,Tomb of the Unknown Soldier,Fort Myer,Virginia ​

14 Infantry Regiment 1939-41​

Marauders 1943-44​

475 Infantry Regiment 1944-45​

discharged 1945​

sand blaster and painter postwar​

in winter,fuel oil truck driver,Goodling Inc​

married Theresa D. Eber (1923-97) (2 sons Michael and Jon,1 daughter Sheila)​

died 16.4.2013 York,Pennsylvania​

Prospect Hill Cemetery,York,York County,Pennsylvania​

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