WWII Captain Jerry Yellin
Represented WWII Veteran Captain Jerry Yellin from 2015 until his death on December 21, 2017, and is currently co-producing a limited film series based on author Don Brown’s military best-selling book “The Last Fighter Pilot” about the final mission of WWII and Captain Yellin’s remarkable life.
Jerry’s Mission
- Jerry Yellin Department of Defense Iwo Jima 70th Anniversary
- Arizona PBS: Arizona PBS Honors Veterans With Commemorative Programming in November
- C-SPAN: The Last Fighter Pilot
- CBS News: Sitting in a Cockpit Again, WWII Fighter Pilot Recounts Final Mission
- Des Moines Register: At 91, Face Of World War II Advocates Peace
- E4 Media: WWII Pilot Capt. Jerry Yellin Takes Flight in Same Type of Plane He Trained In
- The Immokalee Foundation: The Immokalee Foundation Students Meet WWII Fighter Pilot Who Promotes Peace
- The Japan Times: Last US Fighter Pilot to Fly WWII Mission to Tell Cautionary Tale to Japan, US Youth
- The Japan Times: WWII Fighter Pilot’s Japan Experience: From Foe to Family
- Marines TV: P-51 Pilot Jerry Yellin Talks About Coming to Peace at 71st Reunion of Honor
- Naples Daily News: One Last Mission: WWII Pilot Seeks To Help Returning Veterans With PTSD
- National Press Club: Pilot Recalls Last Mission, Lessons of WWII
- NY Post: WWII’s ‘Last Fighter Pilot’ Relives Fateful Flight – And The PTSD That Followed
- Ottumwa Courier: WWII Pilot Yellin Fights For Peace
- People Magazine: WWII Fighter Pilot Finds ‘Family’ with Japanese Kamikaze Pilot: “We Are All Human”
- Washington Times: Jerry Yellin Details His Military Experience in ‘The Last Fighter Pilot’
- Washington Post: This Fighter Pilot Flow The Last Mission Over Japan In WWII. Then He Learned To Love His Enemy.
Jerry’s Last Mission
- Air & Space Forces Magazine: Jerry Yellin, Army Air Corps Pilot Who Flew Final WWII Mission, Dies At 93
- Air Force Space Command: WWII Fighter Pilot, PTSD Advocate Laid to Rest at Arlington Cemetery
- Air Force Times: Fighter Pilot Who Flew Last Combat Mission In WWII Dies at 93
- American Military News: Jerry Yellin, the Fighter Pilot Who Flew the Last Combat Mission During WWII, Dies at 93
- Boston Globe: Jerry Yellin, Pilot Who Flew The Last WWII Combat Mission, Dies at 93
- CBS News: Notable Deaths In 2017, Army Air Corps Fighter Pilot Jerry Yellin
- Israel National News: Jerry Yellin, Pilot of Last Combat Mission of WWII, Dies at 93
- New York Times: Jerry Yellin, 93, Dies; Flew The Last World War II Combat Mission
- Pacific Island Times: The Legacy of a WWII Fighter Pilot
- SOFREP: Tribute: Army Air Corps Pilot Capt. Jerry Yellin Who Flew Last Combat Mission of WWII Dies
- The Times of Israel: Jewish Pilot Who Flew Last Combat Mission of WWII Dies at 93
- Washington Post: Jerry Yellin, Fighter Pilot In Last Combat Mission Of World War II, Dies At 93