Researching George Yankowski
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The name George means "A Tiller of the Soil or a Farmer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of George Yankowski on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for George Yankowski and the Yankowski Family Tree
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Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on George Yankowski. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called George Yankowski
George Yankowski
George Edward Yankowski (November 19, 1922 – February 25, 2020) was an American professional baseball player. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and attended Watertown High School in Watertown, MA. Yankowski played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball, appearing in six games for the Philadelphia Athletics during the 1942 season and twelve games for the Chicago White Sox in 1946, primarily as a catcher.
Yankowski served in the United States Army as a sniper during World War II, including fighting in the Battle of the Bulge and became a recipient of the Bronze Star Medal and the Combat Infantryman Badge. He died on February 25, 2020 at the age of 97.
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