Muscatine County

Pvt. Vaughn Yeater

 

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PVT. VAUGHN YEATER—Pvt. Vaughn Yeater, 19, was killed in action in the Italian theater of operations on May 31, 1944, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy yeater, 404 McArthur street, were advised. He enlisted Sept. 17, 1943, and was sent overseas Feb. 23, 1944.

Source: Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune, Friday, December 29, 1944 (photo included)

Vaughn Eldon Yeater died May 31, 1944 and is buried in Drury Reynolds Cemetery, Drury Township, Rock Island, IL.

Source: ancestry.com