[applause] plaws [applause] as we were downstairs getting ready to start, captain yellin was asking me, do i stand for the army . Or do i stand for the air force . Because he was in the Army Air Forces. I said, sir, youre 93 years old, you can stand for anybody you want to. [applause] captain jerry yellin is an Army Air Forces veteran who served in world war ii between 1941 and 1945. He enlisted on his 18th birthday, just two months after the bombing of pearl harbor. After graduating from the air field as a Fighter Pilot in august of 1943, at the ripe old age of 19, he spent the remainder of the war flying p40, p47, and p51 combat missions in the pacific with the 78th fighter squadron. He participated in the first landbased fighter mission over japan on 7 april, 1945, and has the unique distinction of having flown the final combat mission of world war ii on 14 august, 1945, the day combat ended. On that mission, his wing man was the last man killed in a combat mission in world war ii.
[the Army Goes Rolling along plays] [anchors aweigh plays] [the u. S. Air force plays] [marines hymn plays] [applause] as you were downstairs getting ready to start the ceremony, captain yellen was asking if i stand for the army or if i stand for the air force, because he was in both appeared and i said sir, you are 93 years old. You can stand for anybody that you want to. [applause] captain jerry yellin is an Army Air Forces veteran who served in world war ii between 1941 in 1945. He enlisted on his 18th birthday, just two months after the bombing of pearl harbor. After graduating as a Fighter Pilot in august of at the ripe old age of 19, he spent the remainder of the war flying combat missions in the pacific with the 78 fighter squadron. 78th fighter squadron. He participated in the first landbased fighter mission over japan on april 7, 1945. Has the unique distinction of having flown the final combat mission of world war ii on august 14, 1945, the date combat ended. On that mission,
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[music] [choir singing] [choir singing] [choir singing military songs] [choir singing military songs] [choir singing military songs] [choir singing military songs] [choir singing military songs] [choir singing] [applause] as you were downstair getting ready to star the ceremony, captain yellin was asking me do i stand for the army . Or die stand for the air force . Because he was in the Army Air Force. I said, sir, youre 93 years old, you can stand for anybody you want to. [applause] captain jerry yellin is an Army Air Force veteran who served in world war ii between 1941 and 1945. He enlisted on his 18th 18th birthday, just two months after the becoming of pearl harbor. After graduating from Luke Army Airfield as a Fighter Pilot in august of 1943, at the ripe old age of 19, he spent the remainder of the war flying p40, p47 and p51 combat missions in the pacific with the 78th fighter squadron. He participated in the first landbased fighter mission over japan on 7 april 1945. And has th
[applause]. [applause]. [applause]. [applause]. [applause] as you were downstairs getting ready to start the ceremony, captain yellin was asking me, do i stand for the army or do i stand for the air force . Because he was in the Army Air Forces. And i said, sir, youre 93 years old, you can stand for anybody you want to. [applause] captain jerry yellin is an Army Air Forces veteran who served in world war ii between 1941 and 1945. He enlisted on his 18th birthday just two months after the bombing of pearl harbor. After graduating from Luke Army Airfield as a Fighter Pilot in august of 1943, at the ripe old age of 19. He spent the remainder of the war flying p40s, p51 combat missions in the pacific with the 78th fighter squadron. He participated in the first landbased fighter mission in japan in 1945 and has the unique distinction of having flown the final combat mission of world war ii on 14 august of 1945, the day combat ended. On that mission, his wing man phillip slomberg was the las