Yates Elbridge M.

Monuments

88th Infantry Division “Blue Devils” Plaques- Monte Battaglia

Name:

Elbridge M. Yates

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

31222685

Unit:

350th Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division

Date of Death:

1944-10-02

State:

Maine

Cemetery:

Florence American Cemetery, Impruneta, Italy

Plot:

Tablets of the Missing

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Bronze Star, Purple Heart

Comments:

Elbridge M. Yates was born in 1921 in Maine. He resided in Washington County, Maine prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army on November 18, 1942 in Bangor, Maine. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of miscellaneous finished lumber products and also as Single, without dependents. Elbridge served as a Private First Class, 350th Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II. He was declared "Missing In Action" in Italy and was not officially declared as being dead by the military until October 2, 1945, 1 year and 1 day after he went missing as was the custom. His name is honored on the Tablets of the Missing, Florence American Cemetery, Impruneta, Italy.