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Roy Yates

DATE OF BIRTH: March 7, 1912

HOME OF RECORD:

Muskingum County, Ohio

Silver Star

AWARDED FOR ACTIONS

DURING World War II

Service: Army

Battalion: 3d Battalion

Division: 82d Airborne Division

GENERAL ORDERS:

Headquarters, 82d Airborne Division, General Orders No. 58 (April 15, 1945)

CITATION:

The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Private First Class Roy Yates (ASN: 35291332), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Company G, 3d Battalion, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division, in action on 23 December 1944, near ****, Belgium. Engaged in manning an important outpost with his squad, Private First Class Yates so inspired the men by his courage that a heavy enemy attack was repulsed and penetration to the main position stopped. Although all but three of the squad became casualties, and he himself was wounded by the hail of enemy mortar and small arms fire, Private First Class Yates urged and led his men in such a desperate defense of their position that the enemy were driven back. While he lost his life in this gallant struggle against a numerically superior enemy, the gallantry and courage displayed by Private First Class Yates were in keeping with the highest traditions of the Airborne Forces.

Private First Class Yates served in the:

• United States Army

• 82nd Airborne Division

• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment

• Company G

His Army enlistment date / location / Serial Number was:

• Wednesday 03/25/1942

• Fort Hayes in Columbus, Ohio

• 35291332

His civilian occupation at enlistment was:

• Farm worker

He was Killed In Action in:

• Belgium during World War II

He was awarded the:

• Silver Star

• Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

He was the son of:

• Jacob "Jake" Yates (10/23/1871 - 03/02/1920)

• Charlotte Jane Richendollar Yates (09/02/1874 - 06/15/1967)

He was the brother of:

• Willard Herbert Yates (11/08/1896 - 06/14/1984)

• Dewey Ezla Yates (02/13/1899 - 03/04/1970)

• Charles "Charlie" Yates (1907 - ????)

• Homer H Yates (01/03/1908 - 03/25/1927)

• Lexie Yates Carter (08/18/1910 - 06/03/1989)

• Clarence Yates (01/18/1914 - 11/23/1983)

• Woodrow Yates (08/20/1916 - 09/04/1917)

• Nellie Marie Yates Birchfield (02/19/1918 - 01/27/1989)

(died at Fayette County Memorial Hospital)

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