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Personal info

Full name
YATES, Joseph J
Date of birth
2 July 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Beehive, Stillwater County, Montana
Hometown
Hudson, Stillwater County, Montana

Military service

Service number
39622058
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 November 1944
Place of death
Schöntal, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 5 23

Immediate family

Members
John C. Yates (father)
Jeanette M. (Yonce) Yates (mother)
Virgil E. Yates (brother)
Mildred F. Yates (sister)
Leslie L. Yates (brother)
Ruby F. Yates (sister)
Bernice L. Yates (sister)
Maxine (Mason) Yates (wife)

More information

Pvt Joseph J. Yates enlisted on 18 January 1944 in Butte, Montana on 18 January 1944. He attended high school for 1 year and worked on a farm before he enlisted.

Source of information: André Koch, Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 census, Danforth Family tree, Marriage Record, www.newspapers.com, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet