Yandell was the son of Alonzo "Lon/Lonza" C. Terhune and Verna Cunningham-Terhune of Harrodsburg, Kentucky. Identified siblings were: Robert F., Ruby Pearl, Lucille, Eugene, Forrest Lee, and William Holman (1920, 1930 & 1940 Census).
Yandell served with Company D of the 192nd Tank Battalion defending the Philippines against the Imperial Japanese Invasion of 8 Dec 1941. The 192nd covered the retreat to the Bataan Peninsula. They defended the air field, the beaches and supported the Infantry. On 8 Apr 1942, the 193nd recieved the codeword "Crash", which was the order to destroy their remaining Stuart tanks. On 9 Apr 1942, American and Filipino forces on Bataan were compelled to surrender. Yandell endured and survived the Bataan Death March that followed. However, he later lost his life at Cabanatuan POW Camp.
Yandell was the son of Alonzo "Lon/Lonza" C. Terhune and Verna Cunningham-Terhune of Harrodsburg, Kentucky. Identified siblings were: Robert F., Ruby Pearl, Lucille, Eugene, Forrest Lee, and William Holman (1920, 1930 & 1940 Census).
Yandell served with Company D of the 192nd Tank Battalion defending the Philippines against the Imperial Japanese Invasion of 8 Dec 1941. The 192nd covered the retreat to the Bataan Peninsula. They defended the air field, the beaches and supported the Infantry. On 8 Apr 1942, the 193nd recieved the codeword "Crash", which was the order to destroy their remaining Stuart tanks. On 9 Apr 1942, American and Filipino forces on Bataan were compelled to surrender. Yandell endured and survived the Bataan Death March that followed. However, he later lost his life at Cabanatuan POW Camp.
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Kentucky.
Family Members
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Alonzo C. Terhune
1874–1954
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Verna Cunningham Terhune
1880–1968
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Lucille Florence Terhune Moore
1907–2006
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Eugene A Terhune
1911–1983
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William Holman Terhune
1920–1975
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