Yates, Orin Arthur

1912 - 1943  (30 years)

• Name	Yates, Orin Arthur
  		Orin Arthur Yates (1912-1943)
  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
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		James Allen and Orin Arthur Yates
  		American Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Military Service Ribbons, Yates, Orin Arthur (1912-1943) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		United States Navy
  		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,…
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Honoree, Yates, Orin Arthur (1912-1943)
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		American Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		Battle of the Coral Sea -- World War II
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Task Force 17, World War II
  		USS Sims (DD-409), United States Navy
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		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. …
  Death	8 May 1943  [4]
  	Cause: Killed in Action
  		Battle of the Coral Sea -- World War II
  Burial	Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital, Philippines   [4]
  		Manila American Cemetery and Memorial
  		Burial Flag, United States Military Veterans
  		Memorial Headstone, Yates, Orin A and James A.
  		World War II Missing in Action or Buried at Sea, Orin Arthur Yates
  		Memorial Headstone, Yates, Orin A.
  		Memorial, Walls of the Missing, Yates, James Allen and Orin Arthur
  		Headstone, Yates, Orin A. This is a memorial headstone
  Person ID	I43077	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Yates, Luther Guy,   b. 1 Jun 1890, Wayne County, Illinois d. Dec 1968, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Zimmerman, Marina Catherine,   b. 10 Jan 1889, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, California d. Jan 1978, Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	Y  [5]
  Family ID	F13027	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S13462] http://www.findagrave.com, Memorial Headstone, Yates, Orin A and James A, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6321842/orin-arthur-yates) (Reliability: 2). [S15404] Robert Medley Gatewood, Brochure, Flora, Illinois, World War II Veterans Memorial, page #4, (https://genealogy.carlwgray.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=18791) (Reliability: 2). [S13441] World War II Honoree, Orin Arthur Yates, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1901045) (Reliability: 2). [S13449] http://www.findagrave.com, World War II Missing in Action or Buried at Sea, Orin Arthur Yates, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque_tabletsmissing.aspx?honoreeID=786817), none. (Reliability: 2). [S13846] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Yates, Mamie C. and Luther Guy, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6078661/luther-guy-yates), none. (Reliability: 2).