Thomas, B.

D. married Yauch, M.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Heavy Equipment Operator
• Reference Number: YAUC.J004
• _FGRAVE: 35455797
• Military Service: World War II, Private First Class, 496th Medical Collection Company (Separate), United States Army
• Funeral: 29 Jan 1991, Hertz-Thoma Chapel, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois

Notes:

Mr. Yauch was a heavy equipment ooperator and worked for H. & B. Ready Mix for several years.

Military Service:
Entered active service as a draftee on 2 February 1943 at Camp Grant, Illinois. Completed basic training and qualified as an Ambulance Orderly, military occupational specialty 696. Departed the Continental U.S.. on 5 December 1943 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Assigned to the 496th Medical Collection Company (Separate) and served through Normandy, northern France, Rhineland and Central Europe campaigns. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 4 bronze battle stars and the WWWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged from the Medical Corps as a Private First Class on 14 December 1945 at Camp Grant, Illinois.

This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.

Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1995383

Joseph married Bradley, Myrtle J. 'Carman' on 10 Sep 1947 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois. Myrtle (daughter of Bradley, William Hugh and McBride, Hattie) was born on 17 Jul 1928 in Illinois; died on 13 Nov 1993; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: BRAD.M001
• _FGRAVE: 50061232

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Reference Number: YAUC.J002
• _FGRAVE: 25165345
• Funeral: Easley Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

Notes:

Jake Yauch, 79, of Olney and Clay City, died Wednesday evening at the Richland Memorial Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Easley Funeral Home in Clay City with interment in Hanna Cemetery, northwest of Noble. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p. m. today.

Mr. Yauch was born west of Noble and was a farmer in his early life. Later he moved to Clay City where he lived for a number of years. About 20 years ago, he moved to Olney and had lived here except for intermittent periods in Clay City.

He is survived by his wife Blanche; three sons, Russell of Flora, Joseph of Kankakee, and Lawrence of Noble; three daughters, Mrs. Eileen Mayhill of West Liberty, Mrs. Bernice Payne and Mrs. Doris Krutsinger, both of Bradley; 17 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

A daughter, his parents, five sisters and one brother preceded him in death.

Olney Daily Mail (IL)

Birth:
His WWII Draft Registration Card lists his birthdate as Oct 13, 1890

Jacob married Sager, Blanche Marie. Blanche (daughter of Sager, Joseph 'Joe' and Cubberly, Mary Ellen) was born on 5 Feb 1897 in Clay County, Illinois; died on 20 Oct 1970 in Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried on 22 Oct 1970 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: SAGE.B001
• _FGRAVE: 35088926

Notes:

Blanche died at the Richland Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were conducted by Reverend Doyle Keller.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Hardware Store Clerk
• Reference Number: BRAD.W002
• _FGRAVE: 29234728

William married McBride, Hattie. Hattie (daughter of McBride, Marshall and Reynolds, Margaret) was born on 28 Jan 1890 in Illinois; died on 1 Mar 1976 in Flora, Clay County, Illinois; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: UNK.H020
• _FGRAVE: 52601602

Notes:

Buried:
Adams 1st Ad, Lot 12, Grave #3