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YATES, Ira Dwight - Date of
birth
17 March 1916 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Daleville, Clark County, Arkansas -
Hometown
Randolph County, Arkansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38670655 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
83rd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion,
3rd Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 April 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Zschopau,Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
Clarence H. Yates (father)
Dora B. (Hazelwood) Yates (mother)
Geneva G. Yates (sister)
Sarah M. Yates (sister)
Lela O. Yates (sister)
Margie A. Yates (sister)
Doris L. Yates (sister)
Clarence H. Yates Jr. (brother)
Herschel D. Yates (brother)
Mary B. (McRoberts) Yates (wife)
Billie J. Yates (daughter)
Tommy Yates (son)
More information
T/5 Ira D. Yates enlisted at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas on 11 July 1944.
Source of information: André Koch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1940 Census / Family Trees / U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918 / Arkansas 83rd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion Unit History, http://home.earthlink.net/, http://www.3ad.org,
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Yates Family Tree / nloringx2