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Personal info

Full name
YEADON, Archie R
Date of birth
22 February 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Forest Lake, Arenac County, Michigan
Hometown
Rock, Delta County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36419364
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
324th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 November 1944
Place of death
Avricourt, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 27 23

Immediate family

Members
Frank F. Yeadon (father)
Alieda Yeadon (mother)
James F. Yeadon (brother)
William C. Yeadon (brother)
Joseph M. Yeadon (brother)
Frances C. Yeadon (sister)
Lowie B. Yeadon (brother)
Benjamin F. Yeadon (brother)
Donald Yeadon (brother)
Bertha M. (Fournier) Yeadon (wife)
Georgie H. Yeadon (son)

More information

Pfc Archie R. Yeadon was a wood worker before he enlisted in Marquette, Michigan on 13 January 1943. He was sent overseas in August 1944.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in his chest and neck.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - The Escanaba Daily Press 14 December 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.newspapers.com - The Escanaba Daily Press - 14 December 1944