As we 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. 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 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 a 78 fighter jawsquadron. He participated in the first fire mission over japan in 1945 and has the distinct admission of fighting in 1945 the day combat ended. His pilot mate was killed on the last day. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to our platform recipient of the distinguished flying cross, the air medal with three oak leaf clusters,
[ applause ] as we 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. 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 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 a 78 fighter squadron. He participated in the first fire mission over japan in 1945 and has the distinct admission of fighting in 1945 the day combat ended. On that day, his wingman was the last man willed in a combat mission of world war ii. His experiences are captured in the book the last Fighter Pilot published earlier this ye
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A shop in Nailsea has given its chosen charity a welcomed funding boost before Christmas.
The Original Factory Shop in Nailsea has raised £238.80 for its.