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Personal info

Full name
YATES, Thomas Bedford
Date of birth
21 November 1905
Age
39
Place of birth
Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee
Hometown
Shelby County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
34284721
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
301st Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 February 1945
Place of death
East of Serrig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 10 18

Immediate family

Members
Bedford F. Yates (father)
Emma (Brown) Yates (mother)
Viola Yates (sister)
R. P. Yates (brother)

More information

Pfc Thomas B. Yates graduated from Memphis University High School and attended Christian Brothers College for two years. He was an architect before he enlisted in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 27 May 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://www.94thinfdiv.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, The Commercial Appeal - 29 November 1925, 28 November 1926