National D-Day Memorial mourns the passing of WWII pilot by Barbara EstradaFriday, December 22nd 2017 Captain Jerry Yellin delivered the keynote address at the Memorial’s commemoration of the 73rd anniversary of D-Day. (National D-Day Memorial) BEDFORD, VA – The National D-Day Memorial Foundation is mourning the loss of Captain Jerry Yellin. This past June, Capt. […]
Obituaries Jerry Yellin, fighter pilot in last combat mission of World War II, dies at 93 Jerry Yellin in 2016, holding a photo of himself when he was a fighter pilot in World War II. (Richard Bell/For the book “The Last Veterans of WWII”) By Harrison Smith December 21 at 6:17 PM The last combat […]
As part of a Veterans Day event, WWII veteran Capt. Jerry Yellin, 93, flew and took the controls of a Stearman PT-17, just like the one he trained in when he was 19 at the very same airport he trained at decades ago, today’s Scottsdale Airport – once Thunderbird Field II. Built in 1942 for […]
Jerry spoke at the 1940″s themed fundraiser benefiting, Thunderbird ll and Dreamcatcher on November 10th, 2017. We celebrated our heroes at the Inaugural Swing Time – 1940’s Hangar Party fundraiser. We had WWII Captain Yellin as our honored guest and speaker. Amazing night, proud to be an American. Thank you to Alerus Bank and other […]
Capt. Yellin took part in a Veterans Day appreciation event, in anticipation for the inaugural “Swing Time” 1940s-themed party and gala that will benefit the Thunderbird Field II Veterans Memorial and DreamCatchers on Saturday, Nov. 10. Capt. Yellin is a former fighter pilot who flew the final combat mission of World War II and is […]
The 100th Anniversary of the Bushmaster’s (78th Fighter Squadron) will be held in Las Vegas on February 16, 2018.
“It’s a chance to be face-to-face with the people who made history,” said Stephen Quesinberry, department chairman. “Sometimes you don’t really think about people you know having been involved with the events you learned about in schools, and it’s definitely more interesting to hear from the people who were there.” Yellin enlisted two months […]
Jerry Yellin discusses antisemitism in his life and his role as a fighter pilot in the Pacific. He talks about the consequences of flying the last combat mission of World War II. Philip Schlamberg, another Jewish pilot, died on that mission at the National Museum of American Jewish Military History
Here is the Link to Jerry Yellin’s interview – podcast https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-13-jerry-yellin-wwii-fighter-pilot/id1263228612?i=1000393797828&mt=2
Jerry Yellin, left, and Susan Marella, right, share memories and page through photos and clippings of Marella’s father, Eugene O’Brien. Like Yellin, O’Brien was in the Army Air Corps in the Pacific in World War II. Matt Milner – Ottumwa Courier FAIRFIELD — When people think about the end of World War II, they tend […]