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YATES, Leslie L - Date of
birth
28 January 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Hardin County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Rineyville, Hardin County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35498879 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
21st Armored Infantry Battalion,
11th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Mande St. Etienne, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 10 | 27 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ernest E. Yates (father)
Birdie B. (Wright) Yates (mother)
Ruth R. Yates (sister)
Harold B. Yates (brother)
Lucille Yates (sister)
Gerald Yates (brother)
Sylvia Yates (sister)
Zelma Yates (sister)
Delmar Yates (brother)
Katie L. Yates (sister)
More information
Pfc Leslie L. Yates enlisted in Louisville, Kentucky on 20 October 1942.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947/ Kentucky, Birth Index, 1911-1999, http://www.11tharmoreddivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem