Yanceys Who served in World War II

 

This is a very incomplete list.  If you know of any Yanceys/Yancys who served in World War II - please let me know - Dennis Yancey - dyancey@maimi.edu

ARCHIE O. YANCEY - 1924-1977 - [ More Info ]

WALTER SCOTT YANCEY 1924-1989 [Grave Site]

WILLIAM R YANCEY

William Burbridge YanceyJr  - ayallgood@aol.com

BRANCH OF SERVICE
U.S. Army Air Forces
HOMETOWN
Fayetteville, NC
HONORED BY
Mrs. Phyllis V. Yancey, Wife
ACTIVITY DURING WWII
2ND LIEUTENANT. SERVED IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS. ENTERED U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY ON JULY 1, 1943. GRADUATED ON JUNE 4, 1946. WHILE AT THE ACADEMY COMPLETED FLIGHT TRAINING AND AWARDED PILOT WINGS UPON GRADUATION. COMPLETED 35 YEARS IN THE U.S. AIR FORCE AS A FIGHTER PILOT AND RETIRED AS MAJOR GENERAL WITH HIS COMMAND PILOT WINGS.

From Diana Yancey: yd9825@bellsouth.net

My father, Rommye Lee Yancey, served in World War II in the US Navy. He served on the USS Phoenix and the USS Lake Champlain. Dad was in the Leyte Gulf battle. The USS Phoenix was decommissioned and sold to Argentina. They named it the General Belgrano and it sank during the Faukland Island crisis.

My uncle, Bobby Burns Yancey, served in World War II in the US Army. He served in Germany.

 

A much more complete list can be found at:

http://www.wwiimemorial.com/default.asp?page=registry.asp&subpage=search