Yodice Charles J.

Monuments

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

Name:

Charles J. Yodice

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-830770

Unit:

India-China Wing, Air Transport Command

Date of Death:

1944-11-03

State:

New York

Cemetery:

Manila American Cemetery, Taguig, Philippines

Plot:

Walls of the Missing

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Comments:

Charles J. Yodice entered the military service in New York. He resided in Kings County, New York prior to the war. Charles served as a Second Lieutenant and Co-Pilot on C-46 #43-46996, 1337th Army Air Force Base Unit, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

C-46 #43-46996 took off, with a crew of 3, from Chanyi, China on a cargo mission to Sookerating, India. After one radio contact they were not seen nor heard from again. His name is commemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.

2Lt Yodice was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is also commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China but his surname is inscribed as Yotice.

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