William Joseph Yongue (1927 - 2010)

Born 11 Oct 1927 in Mount Holly, Gaston, North Carolina, United States

Husband of Lena Margarite (King) Yongue — married 10 Nov 1948 in South Carolina, United States

Died 9 Apr 2010 at age 82 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

William Yongue served in the United States Army in World War II
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Cpl William Yongue served in the United States Marine Corps in the Korean War
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William Yongue was awarded the Purple Heart.

William Joseph Yongue was born on 11 October 1927 in Mount Holly, Gaston, North Carolina, United States^[1], son of Paul Foster Yongue Sr. and Janet Estelle Ewing.

William was in a military record on 16 January 1946 in Ft Mcclellan, Alabama.^[2]

William died on 9 April 2010 at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania and was buried in West Virginia National Cemetery, Pruntytown, Taylor, West Virginia.^[3]

William was in an obituary on 15 April 2010 in Essex, Maryland, United States. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000"
   citing vol. , p. , Gaston, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh
   FamilySearch Record: VHJJ-6JS (accessed 4 December 2023)
   Wm Joseph Yongue born on 11 Oct 1927, son of Pearl Foster Yongue & Janett Estell Ewing, in Gaston, North Carolina.
2. ↑ Military: "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
   citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland
   FamilySearch Record: K8BX-8SS (accessed 4 December 2023)
   Name: William J Yongue; Marital Status: Married; Race: White; Military Service Date: 16 Jan 1946; Military Service Place: Ft Mcclellan, Alabama, United States; Birth Date: 1927; Birth Place: NORTH CAROLINA; Arc Identifier: 1263923; Branch Alpha Orig: NO; Branch Code: No branch assignment; Branch Code Orig: 02; Civil Occupation Orig: 162; Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men); Component Orig: 1; Education: Grammar school; Education Orig: 0; Enlistment Day: 16; Enlistment Month: Jan; Enlistment Month Orig: 01; Enlistment Place: FT MCCLELLAN ALABAMA; Enlistment Place Orig: 4130; Enlistment Term: Enlistment for the Panama Canal Department; Enlistment Term Orig: 6; Enlistment Year: 1946; Enlistment Year Orig: 46; Event Type: Military Service; Grade Alpha Orig: PVT; Grade Code: Private; Grade Code Orig: 8; Major Force Of Assign: 0; Military Occupation: 0521; Reel Box Card: 15503.374; Serial Number: 44096639; Source: Enlisted Man, Philippine Scout or recall to AD of an enlisted man who had been transferred to the ERC; Source Orig: 6.
3. ↑ Burial: "Find A Grave Index"
   citing record ID 63742538, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com
   FamilySearch Record: QV28-SZB1 (accessed 4 December 2023)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #63742538
   William Joseph Yongue burial (died on 9 Apr 2010) in Pruntytown, Taylor, West Virginia, United States of America. Born on 11 Oct 1927.
4. ↑ Obituary: "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
   citing Affiliate Name: GenealogyBank, Inc.; Digital film/folder number: 101979927; FHL microfilm: 101979927; Image number: 60
   FamilySearch Record: QK5N-9QB9 (accessed 4 December 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSZX-V99F-P
   Name: Mr William Joseph Yongue; Death Date: 09 Apr 2010; Death Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Birth Date: 11 Oct 1927; Birth Place: Mount Holly, North Carolina; Obituary Date: 15 Apr 2010; Obituary Place: Essex, Maryland, United States; Residence Date: 09 Apr 2010; Residence Place: Essex, Maryland; Occupation: Voltage Electrician; Age: 82; Source Newspaper: Avenue News, The; System Of Record: SLS.

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• FamilySearch Person: GS7C-NJ6