Michael Ryan Yunck (August 19, 1918 – September 1, 1984) was a United States Marine Corps aviator and a flying ace of World War II, credited with shooting down five enemy aircraft in aerial combat.

[1] Yunck was born in Detroit, Michigan, on August 19, 1918.

He was a part of the Battalion, Marine Observation Squadron 251 (VMO-251).

He later served as a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War, where he was awarded a second Silver Star after his leg had to be amputated.

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