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YATES, Charles Robert - Date of
birth
6 August 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
New Market, Marion County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Marion County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35695897 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
Medical Detachment,
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
28 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near Dogneville, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 9 | 61 |
Immediate family
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Members
Anthony S. Yates (father)
Bertha L. (Moore) Yates (mother)
Catherine F. Yates (sister)
More information
Pfc Charles R. Yates worked on a farm before he enlisted in Louisville, Kentucky on 2 February 1943.He died 28 September of wounds received in action in France, three days before, on 25 September 1944.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Saint-Juan, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Cox Davis Family Tree, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com – Gerald & Martha M. Thompson
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.ancestry.com – Steph Nelson