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Personal info

Full name
YATES, James Vasco "Jack"
Date of birth
28 April 1913
Age
31
Place of birth
Clifton, Ashe County, North Carolina
Hometown
Smethport, Ashe County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34898122
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
C Company,
38th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of St. Privat, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 18 21

Immediate family

Members
Benjamin C. Yates (father)
Margaret L. (Rash) Yates (mother)
Clara A. Yates (sister)
Eunice B. Yates (sister)
Della G. Yates (sister)
Sarah I. Yates (sister)
Florence L. Yates (sister)
Ellie H. Yates (sister)
Elmer R. Yates (brother)
Lora J. Yates (sister)
Ruth V. (Killen) Yates (wife)

More information

Pvt James V. Yates was married to Ruth Virginia Killen on 11 June 1938.

He enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 31 December 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 / North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800-2000 / Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, https://www.7tharmddiv.org

Photo source: www.findagrave.com