Donald Louis Yecke was born in Sheboygan WI, a son of Edward and Louise Kazilek Yecke. On February 26, 1943, he was inducted into the U.S. Navy and received his training at Great Lakes Naval Base. He then received training as a baker at Portsmouth, VA. Donald had the distinction of being aboard the destroyer that was the first to draw enemy fire in the invasion of D-Day. He took part in battles of Normandy and Southern France. He was later transferred to the USS Emmons in the South Pacific. On
April 6, 1945, the USS Emmons was hit by a kamikaze during the Battle of Okinawa and Donald was killed. His remains were buried at sea. His name is inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial Park.
I look from out my window,
And in the sky afar,
A tiny ship at anchor,
There shown a Golden Star.
'Tis a lamp set in his window,
A light unto my feet,
Both he and I are waiting
Until we two shall meet.
My "Star of Hope" so precious,
I call this Golden Star,
It shineth in my sorrow,
My loved one, lost in war.
Written by his sister, Gladys.
April 6, 1945, the USS Emmons was hit by a kamikaze during the Battle of Okinawa and Donald was killed. His remains were buried at sea. His name is inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial Park.
I look from out my window,
And in the sky afar,
A tiny ship at anchor,
There shown a Golden Star.
'Tis a lamp set in his window,
A light unto my feet,
Both he and I are waiting
Until we two shall meet.
My "Star of Hope" so precious,
I call this Golden Star,
It shineth in my sorrow,
My loved one, lost in war.
Written by his sister, Gladys.
Donald Louis Yecke was born in Sheboygan WI, a son of Edward and Louise Kazilek Yecke. On February 26, 1943, he was inducted into the U.S. Navy and received his training at Great Lakes Naval Base. He then received training as a baker at Portsmouth, VA. Donald had the distinction of being aboard the destroyer that was the first to draw enemy fire in the invasion of D-Day. He took part in battles of Normandy and Southern France. He was later transferred to the USS Emmons in the South Pacific. On
April 6, 1945, the USS Emmons was hit by a kamikaze during the Battle of Okinawa and Donald was killed. His remains were buried at sea. His name is inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial Park.
I look from out my window,
And in the sky afar,
A tiny ship at anchor,
There shown a Golden Star.
'Tis a lamp set in his window,
A light unto my feet,
Both he and I are waiting
Until we two shall meet.
My "Star of Hope" so precious,
I call this Golden Star,
It shineth in my sorrow,
My loved one, lost in war.
Written by his sister, Gladys.
April 6, 1945, the USS Emmons was hit by a kamikaze during the Battle of Okinawa and Donald was killed. His remains were buried at sea. His name is inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial Park.
I look from out my window,
And in the sky afar,
A tiny ship at anchor,
There shown a Golden Star.
'Tis a lamp set in his window,
A light unto my feet,
Both he and I are waiting
Until we two shall meet.
My "Star of Hope" so precious,
I call this Golden Star,
It shineth in my sorrow,
My loved one, lost in war.
Written by his sister, Gladys.
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