Jack Leroy YOST

Source : Arnaud Gate & Roberta Russo

Spouse : Florence Bernice Walle Denison

Son : Darrel Lee

Parents : Roy & Alice Ford YOST

Source : Frogman

CEMETERY TEMPORARY of  Saint Laurent N°3582

Story of Cemetery Temporary  

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

Bennington Cemetery Bennington, Ottawa County, KANSAS

Source : Connie Langvardt

Following excerpt taken from an After Action Report for 137th Infantry, 35th Infantry Division -July 1944. July 17th and 18th.

Note: Received Purple Heart

On Monday, 17 July the 1st and and 2nd Battalions of the 137th infantry jumped off at at 0430, an earlier hour than had been customary previously. The 3rd Battalion remained in reserve in a switch with the 1st Battalion shortly after midnight. With poor visibility, the going was slow for a time, although it was soon apparent that our forces were reducing enemy resistance by constant artillery and small arms fire. Company B gained the highway leading southwest from Pont Hebert at 0615.

Company C encountered some machine gun fire, and called for Tank Destroyers to take out blockhouses, which they spotted. At 0945, Lt. Colonel Alexander, 1st Battalion Commander, was wounded and Lt. Colonel Stowers assumed command of the battalion.

At noon Company A knocked out enemy strong points at the west edge of Pont Hebert. Reports of enemy tanks southwest of that battered town shortly after noon proved false, and by 1800 the 1st Battalion, which had been held in reserve during the day, was alerted to move into position to attack southeast and seize the high ground near Les Anges, with one company to block the vital St. Lo road. Thereafter the 1st Battalion advanced rapidly along the along the east bank of the Vire River and shortly after midnight were reported to be on the Division objective.

The Battalion Commander officially reported his position at 0733 Tuesday morning as being in the bend of the river south of Rampan. The 2nd Battalion, on their left, was held up by a machine gun strong point near la Capelle until 1435. The 3rd Battalion, in the meantime was mopping up in an area north of Rampon and la Capell. Combined with this continuous two-day advance, which resulted in the clearing of organized enemy resistance from north and east of the Vire River, came the announcement of the capture of St. Lo.

The Germans had fallen back across the river opposite our own forces, and to positions south of St. Lo opposite the 29th Division. Casualties of the 137th Infantry for the two days fighting were 13 killed, 61 wounded and 6 missing on Monday17 July 1944, and 11 killed, 57 wounded and 7 missing on the 18th. Monday's fighting cost the life of 1st Lt. Jack Yost of Culver, Kansas. On Tuesday, 2nd Lt. Eugene A. Kay of Kansas City, Missouri, was shot down near Rampon, and wounds suffered by 2nd Lt. John Matraszek, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania proved fatal. Prisoners taken numbered 22 on the 17th and 20 on the 18th. The Germans, in their rapid withdrawal, left behind great quantities of weapons, ammunition and assorted material.

U.S. Army Service No. (ASN): #O-1297465

Entered the Service from: Kansas

137th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division

Awards: Purple Heart 

Jack Yost is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Ottawa County, Kansas.

Source : Ancestry

Source : Ancestry

Source : Ancestry

35^th INFANTRY DIVISION - SANTA FE

Activated/Activé	Normandy/Normandie
23 Dec 1940	Days of Combat/Jour de Combat  264
	Casualties/Victimes 15 822
Entered Combat/Entré au combat
11 Jun 1944 Normandy
Commanding Generals/Commandants généraux Maj. Gen. R. E. Truman (Dec 40 - Oct 41) Maj. Gen. William H. Simpson (Oct 41 - Apr 42) Maj. Gen. Maxwell Murray (May 42 - Jan 43) Maj. Gen. Paul W. Baade (Jan 43 - inactivation)	Campaigns/Campagnes Normandy (6 Jun 44 - 24 Jul 44) Northern France (25 Jul 44 - 14 Sep 44) Rhineland (15 Sep 44 - 21 Mar 45) Ardennes-Alsace (16 Dec 44 - 25 Jan 45) Central Europe (22 Mar 45 - 11 May 45)
PLAN DE ROUTE DE LA CAMPAGNE - CAMPAIGN ROUTE MAP
DIVISION CHRONICLE The 35th Infantry Division arrived in England, 25 May 1944, and received further training. It landed on Omaha Beach, Normandy, 5-7 July 1944, and entered combat 11 July, fighting in the Normandy hedgerows, north of St. Lo. The Division beat off 12 German counterattacks at Emelie before entering St. Lo, 18 July. After mopping up in the St. LO area, it took part in the offensive action southwest of St. Lo, pushing the Germans across the Vire, 2 August, and breaking out of the Cotentin Peninsula. While en route to an assembly area, the Division was "flagged off the road," to secure the Mortain-Avranches corridor and to rescue the 30th Division's "Lost Battalion," 7-13 August 1944. Then racing across France through Orleans and Sens, the Division attacked across the Moselle, 13 September, captured Nancy, 15 September, secured Chambrey, 1 October, and drove on to the German border, taking Sarreguemines and crossing the Saar, 8 December. After crossing the Blies River, 12 December, the Division moved to Metz for rest and rehabilitation, 19 December. The 35th moved to Arlon, Belgium, 25-26 December, and took part in the fighting to relieve Bastogne, throwing off the attacks of four German divisions, taking Villers-laBonne-Eau, 10 January, after a 13-day fight and Lutrebois in a 5-day engagement. On 18 January 1945, the Division returned to Metz to resume its interrupted rest. In late January, the Division was defending the Foret de Domaniale area. Moving to Holland to hold a defensive line along the Roer, 622 February, the Division attacked across the Roer, 23 February, pierced the Siegfried Line, reached the Rhine at Wesel, 10 March, and crossed, 25-26 March. It smashed across the Herne Canal and reached the Ruhr River early in April, when it was ordered to move to the Elbe, 12 April. Making the 295-mile dash in 2 days, the 35th mopped up in the vicinity of Colbitz and Angern, until 26 April 1945, when it moved to Hanover for occupational and mopping-up duty, continuing occupation beyond VE-day. The Division left Southampton, England, 5 September, and arrived in New York City, 10 September 1945.	CHRONIQUE DE DIVISION La 35e division d'infanterie est arrivée en Angleterre le 25 mai 1944 et a reçu un entraînement supplémentaire. Il a atterri sur Omaha Beach, en Normandie, du 5 au 7 juillet 1944, et est entré en combat le 11 juillet, combattant dans les haies de Normandie, au nord de Saint-Lo. La Division a battu 12 contre-attaques allemandes à Emelie avant d'entrer à St. Lo, le 18 juillet. Après s'être essuyé dans la région de St. LO, il a participé à l'action offensive au sud-ouest de St. Lo, poussant les Allemands à traverser le Vire, le 2 août, et à sortir de la péninsule du Cotentin. En route vers une zone de rassemblement, la Division a été "signalée" pour sécuriser le corridor Mortain-Avranches et sauver le "Bataillon perdu" de la 30ème division, du 7 au 13 août 1944. Puis traverser la France par Orléans et Sens , la division a attaqué à travers la Moselle, le 13 septembre, a capturé Nancy, le 15 septembre, a sécurisé la Chambrey, le 1er octobre, et s'est dirigée vers la frontière allemande, en prenant Sarreguemines et en traversant la Sarre, le 8 décembre. Après avoir traversé la rivière Blies, le 12 décembre, la division s’est installée à Metz pour se reposer et se réhabiliter, le 19 décembre. La 35ème s'est déplacée à Arlon, en Belgique, les 25 et 26 décembre, et a pris part aux combats pour soulager Bastogne, rejetant les attaques de quatre divisions allemandes, prenant Villers-laBonne-Eau, le 10 janvier, après 13 jours de lutte et Lutrebois. dans un engagement de 5 jours. Le 18 janvier 1945, la division retourne à Metz pour reprendre son repos interrompu. Fin janvier, la division défendait la région de la forêt de Domaniale. Se déplaçant en Hollande pour tenir une ligne défensive le long de la Roer, 622 février, la Division attaque le 23 février à travers la Roer, traverse la ligne Siegfried, atteint le Rhin à Wesel le 10 mars et traverse le 25-26 mars. Il a percuté le canal de Herne et atteint la rivière Ruhr au début du mois d’avril, date à laquelle il a reçu l’ordre de déménager à l’Elbe, le 12 avril. Après avoir parcouru les 295 milles en deux jours, le 35e a été balayé dans les environs de Colbitz et d’Angern, jusqu’au 26 avril 1945, date à laquelle il s’est installé à Hanovre pour occuper ses fonctions professionnelles. La division a quitté Southampton (Angleterre) le 5 septembre et est arrivée à New York le 10 septembre 1945.