WWII Iwo Jima P-51 Pilot Interview

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Jerry Yellin, World War II Veteran Interview

Capt. Jerry Yellin, from Fairfield, Iowa, flew the final combat mission in World War II. World War II veterans visit Iwo Jima for the 70th anniversary Mar. 21 in commemoration of the end of World War II.

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Lt Jerry Yellin in a P-51:

 

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Aside from his amazing experiences, I only hope that I have his clarity of mind when I reach his age.

 

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Yes, I agree. And I was just thinking that Jerry Yellin was on Iwo when my friend Bob Berry and his crew made that deadstick night landing on the fighter strip in their PB4Y-2. Bob was also quite lucid and with a good memory up until the last year of his life.