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NAME Loren William Yentoch |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 244204 |
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| UNIT VMSB-232 Aircrew |
HOME OF RECORD Allentown, PA |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Florence Yentoch |
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| DATE OF BIRTH July 23, 1911 in Wilkes-Barre, PA |
ENTERED SERVICE July 23, 1934 |
DATE OF LOSS September 3, 1941 |
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| REGION Hawaiian Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Oahu |
CASUALTY TYPE Missing, not in action |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSSTechnical Sergeant Loren W. Yentoch was an aviator assigned to VMSB-232, a Marine scout bomber squadron stationed at Ewa Field, Oahu. On 3 September 1941, Yentoch took one of the squadron’s aircraft out on a routine instrument flight with Staff Sergeant Boyd McMahon as pilot. They departed Ewa Field at 1300 hours, and never returned to base. Both Marines were declared dead as of 3 September 1942. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS — |
LAST KNOWN RANK Technical Sergeant |
STATUS OF REMAINS Missing |
MEMORIALS Honolulu Memorial |
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