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Burger King Appreciation

FRANCIS GROSS

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LT. Edwin Yaksh

Memorial Day

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When North Milwaukee veterans were discussing a name for the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post they were organizing, the names of the Gross and Yaksh brothers were frequently mentioned. They had grown up in this area, attended Custer High School, and were well known and well liked. Someone presented the idea of combining the two names, so Gross-Yaksh became the Post name. Picture from Post Meeting Hall ERNEST YAKSH ENLISTED IN TH ARMY AIR FORCES JULY 3,1942 Lt. Edwin Yaksh Eighth Air Force b-17 Navigator Francis Gross Served on Carrier Yorktown Infantry Battle of the Bulge France VA Undersecretary for Benefits Visits Post 6498 GROSS YAKSH MEMBERS STOP BY TO THANK BURGER KING FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT OF UNMET NEEDS


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