Yess Brothers & WWII Tank Waseca

Photograph

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Yess Brothers & WWII Tank Waseca

Entry/Object ID

22.17.58

Description

Marines Roy and Lawrence Yess atop a World War II Military Tank. Material: paper. Size: 3 1/4" x 4 1/2". Description: black and white snapshot showing a close up of the Yess brothers in military fatigue uniforms posing atop a battlefield tank; painted in white on tank side are a large white star, the number 4 and the name "Waseca".

Context

Lawrence and Roy Yess served in the U. S. Marines of the 28th Regiment, 5th Division and fought in the Battle Iwo Jima, February 1945, an island in the Pacific which was the site of one of the bloodiest and most famous battles of World War II against Japan. Found at the Pink Schoolhouse sale. Rural Wilton Township School District #20, school District 20; located in Waseca County, Wilton Township, Section 17, Pink School house.

Cataloged By

Pfen

Made/Created

Date made

1944

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Print, Photographic

Create Date

September 5, 2018

Update Date

July 28, 2026