Lynn Marshall Yeatts was born on March 7, 1912, in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. He was the son of John Clifford Yeatts and Fannie Freeland Yeatts. He was married to Martha Nell Robbins Yeatts.

Yeatts began his distinguished military career in 1932 by attending the Civilian Military Training Camp and then attended North Texas Agricultural College (NTAC) from 1932 to 1934. While at North Texas Agricultural College he was a member of the Corps of Cadets where he attained the rank of Cadet Lieutenant. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry in 1934. Lynn entered active duty in 1940 with the 2nd Armored Division and transferred to the 746th Tank Battalion as Operations Officer and Executive Officer. His battalion made the Normandy “D-Day” landing on June 6, 1944, and he continued in combat operations until the end of the war in Europe on May 8, 1945. He was then reassigned to the 739th Amphibious Tank Battalion training for combat in the Pacific Theater.

Following his discharge from active military service in 1946, General Yeatts became one of the original officers to form the new 49th Armored Division, accepting a reduction in rank to Major in order to participate in the Texas Army National Guard. Serving first as Executive Officer of the 145th Tank Battalion, he then assumed command in 1949 and was again promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. He commanded the Battalion through its reorganization to the 249th Heavy Tank Battalion when he became the Division G-4 in 1959. In April of 1960, General Yeatts assumed command of Combat Command A and was promoted to Colonel. He served in that capacity during the 49th Armored Division’s mobilization for the Berlin Crisis in 1963. General Yeatts was assigned as Assistant Division Commander in March 1965 and promoted to Brigadier General. He served in that position until his formal military retirement in July 1965. He succeeded in service to his community as well, serving the City of Fort Worth as Director of Community Relations of the Fort Worth Transit Company until 1976. General Yeatts died on September 30, 1981, and is now buried in the Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA.

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