Yates, Roy Guy

1910 - 1989  (78 years)

• Name	Yates, Roy Guy
  Birth	31 Dec 1910	Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	YATE.R002
  _FGRAVE	6077381
  Military Service	World War II, Corporal, United States Army  [1]
  		Corporal, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army
  		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,…
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	14 Jan 1989	Clay County, Illinois
  Burial	Bunker Cemetery, Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois
  Person ID	I44938	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  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  [2]
  Family ID	F13027	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Schroeder, Opaline,   b. 1917   d. 1997 (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F16837	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 31 Dec 1910 - Illinois Death - 14 Jan 1989 - Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Bunker Cemetery, Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		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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• Sources

  [S137] World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois (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).