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Personal info

Full name
YONKE, Adolph John
Date of birth
18 October 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Kings County, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
32990779
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 December 1944
Place of death
Sector Bütgenbacher Heck-Dom Bütgenbach, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 33 39

Immediate family

Members
Frank Yonke (father)
Agnes Yonke (mother)
Frank Yonke (brother)
Eddie Yonke (brother)
Mary (Koch) Yonke (wife)

More information

Pvt Adolph J. Yonke enlisted in New York City, New York on 26 July 1943. He attended high school for 2 years and was a clerk before he enlisted.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html, WWII Draft Card, New York Marriage License Index

Photo source: Peter Schouteten