Yauch, Joseph O.

1923 - 1991  (67 years)

• Name	Yauch, Joseph O.
  		Wease Reunion Iva Pettyjohn; Nellie Pettyjohn; Jesse Ryker; Lucy Ryker; Viola (Fulk) Wilson; Baby Joseph O. Yauch; Blanche (Sager) Yauch; Nica (Luke) Conner; Oscar Wease; Baby Earl Payne; Mae (Yauch) Payne; Della (Yauch) Wease; and Abner Payne Contributed by Paul Wilder
  Birth	13 Feb 1923	Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Heavy Equipment Operator  [5]
  Reference Number	YAUC.J004
  _FGRAVE	35455797
  Funeral	29 Jan 1991	Hertz-Thoma Chapel, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, 496th Medical Collection Company (Separate), United States Army  [2, 5, 6]
  	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
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Yauch, Joseph O. (1923-1991) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Camp Grant, Illinois
  		European Theater of World War II
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Yauch, Joseph O. (1923-1991)
  Death	25 Jan 1991	Riverside Medical Center, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Burial	29 Jan 1991	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Yauch, Joseph O.
  Person ID	I239	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Jauch - Hasler Jacob Jauch and Margaret 'Margret' Hasler Descendants, Hasler - ? Mr. Hasler and ? Descendants, Lents - Seal Jacob Lents and Elizabeth 'Betsy' Seal Descendants, Jauch - Birk Christian 'Heitl' Jauch and Maria Birk Descendants
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Yauch, Jacob 'Jake',   b. 14 Oct 1891, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 31 Dec 1969, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Sager, Blanche Marie,   b. 5 Feb 1897, Clay County, Illinois d. 20 Oct 1970, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3, 4, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F44	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bradley, Myrtle J. 'Carman',   b. 17 Jul 1928, Illinois d. 13 Nov 1993 (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	10 Sep 1947	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 9]
  Age at Marriage	He was 24 years and 7 months - She was 19 years and 2 months.
  Children	+ 1. Yauch, M.   2. Yauch, Beverly   d. Bef 25 Jan 1991
  Family ID	F281	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Feb 1923 - Noble, Richland County, Illinois Marriage - 10 Sep 1947 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Death - 25 Jan 1991 - Riverside Medical Center, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois Funeral - 29 Jan 1991 - Hertz-Thoma Chapel, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois Burial - 29 Jan 1991 - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

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

  
  

• Sources

  [S379] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Yauch, Joseph O., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Yauch&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=16&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=35455797&d), none. (Reliability: 2). [S380] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Yauch, Joseph O., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Yauch&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=16&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=35455797&d), none. (Reliability: 2). [S82] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 07, page 3b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp) (Reliability: 3). [S51] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 10, page 5b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S379] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Yauch, Joseph O., (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Yauch&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=16&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=35455797&d), none. [S4430] World War II Honoree, Joseph O. Yauch, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1995383) (Reliability: 2). [S83] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Yauch, Jake, 79, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25165345/jacob_yauch) (Reliability: 2). [S15] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 23, page 12a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6061/4300174_00630?pid=14757672&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll) (Reliability: 2). [S877] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 08, page 4b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2).