Name:
Herman Newton Yates
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
943329
Unit:
3rd Marine Regiment
Date of Death:
1944-08-24
State:
Alabama
Cemetery:
Bethlehem Methodist Cemetery, Cullman County, Alabama, USA
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Herman Newton Yates was born on March 12, 1924. He was the son of Thomas Newton Yates Sr. and Rosie B. Crane Yates.
He served in Company B, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Private during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 24, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.