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Graduating from Officer Candidates School and commissioned a Second Lieutenant at Quantico, Virginia, in 1942, Colonel Yeckel served in World War II and the Korean Conflict. He received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart for heroic achievement in operations against the enemy on the island of Okinawa during the Ryukus Campaign. A proponent of academic excellence, he established the Yeckel Award in 1959 for Distinguished Graduating Candidates.
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Quantico Base, Virginia · United States
