Stanley Yarulis grew up in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Elizabeth High School in 1944. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was a member of the 475th Infantry Regiment. Yarulis was sent to Fort Riley, Kansas, and was attached to a mounted cavalry unit and later underwent infantry training. He was then sent to California to board the USS Anderson in September 1944 for service overseas. Yarulis became a member of Merrill's Marauders in the China-Burma-India Theater. While stationed in Burma, Yarulis was assigned as assistant to the Browning automatic rifle man. In 1946, Yarulis was discharged.
From the description of Stanley Yarulis collection, circa 1943-1946, circa 1984-1993, undated. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 781285760
