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Yates, Orin Arthur |
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Orin Arthur Yates (1912-1943)
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| Birth |
6 Sep 1912 |
Wayne County, Illinois  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
YATE.O001 |
| _FGRAVE |
6321842 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Electricians Mate Second Class, USS Sims (DD-409), United States Navy [2, 3] |
- Service# 3368324
Re-enlisted for a second tour of duty in May of 1939 with the stipulation that he and his brother James would be assigned to the same ship. Served in the Atlantic aboard the newly commissioned Destroyer USS Simms (DD-409) until the war began 7 December, 1941 when his ship departed for the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations with Task Force 17 formed around the fast carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5). Electrician's Mate 1st Class Orin Yates, along with 234 shipmates including his brother, was killed in action on May 7, 1942 when the Simms was sunk by Japanese aircraft during the opening action of The Battle of The Coral Sea. Posthumously awarded The Purple Heart Medal and entitled to The American Defense Medal, The American Campaign Medal, The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two bronze battle stars, and The WWII Victory Medal. Memorialized at the Manila American Cemetery, Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines. Honored also at the WWII Memorial in Flora, Illinois.
(This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)
Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1901045
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Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007
On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.
Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.
This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. … |
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James Allen and Orin Arthur Yates
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World War II Honoree, Yates, Orin Arthur (1912-1943)
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USS Sims (DD-409), United States Navy
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Military Service Ribbons, Yates, Orin Arthur (1912-1943)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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American Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
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American Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
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United States Navy
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Task Force 17, World War II
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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United States Navy
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United States Navy Enlisted Rates
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a… |
| Death |
8 May 1943 [4] |
| Cause: Killed in Action |
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Battle of the Coral Sea -- World War II
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| Burial |
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital, Philippines [4] |
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World War II Missing in Action or Buried at Sea, Orin Arthur Yates
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Memorial Headstone, Yates, Orin A and James A.
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Memorial Headstone, Yates, Orin A.
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Memorial, Walls of the Missing, Yates, James Allen and Orin Arthur
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Headstone, Yates, Orin A.
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Entrance, Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines
Also known as Fort William McKinley Cemetery
The Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines occupies 152 acres on a prominent plateau, visible at a distance from the east, south and west. It contains the largest number of graves of our military dead of World War II, a total of 16,859, most of whom lost their lives in operations in… |
| Person ID |
I43077 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
26 Jun 2023 |
English
1912 - 1943 (30 years)
