Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies
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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 Census 
1940 Census, Clay City (Village), Clay County, Illinois, page 03b
1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 07, page 03b
The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors. Please send your corrections to…Occupation Heavy Equipment Operator [5] Reference Number YAUC.J004 _FGRAVE 35455797 Funeral 29 Jan 1991 (67 years) 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
World War II Honoree, Yauch, Joseph O. (1923-1991) 
Military Service Ribbons, Yauch, Joseph O. (1923-1991)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
American Campaign Medal, United States 
American Campaign Medal, United States Military Camp Grant, Illinois 
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States European Theater of World War II 
Good Conduct Medal, United States Army European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States 
Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces 
World War II Victory Medal, United States Military United States Army 
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 Enlisted Rank Insignia World War II
(1939-1945)World War II Victory Medal, United States Military 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 | Hasler - ? Mr. Hasler and ? Descendants, Jauch - Birk Christian 'Heitl' Jauch and Maria Birk Descendants, Jauch - Hasler Jacob Jauch and Margaret 'Margret' Hasler Descendants, Lents - Seal Jacob Lents and Elizabeth 'Betsy' Seal 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] Children + 1. Yauch, M. > 2. Yauch, Beverly d. Bef 25 Jan 1991 Family ID F281 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- 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.
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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
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Documents 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. …At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
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Notes - Mr. Yauch was a heavy equipment ooperator and worked for H. & B. Ready Mix for several years.
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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] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Yauch, Joseph O., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35455797/joseph-o-yauch), 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).
- [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).