World War II Honoree

Raymond Anderson Yates

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

Honored By

William T. Yates

Relationship

Son

HE SERVED AS A P-40 AND P-51 FIGHTER PILOT. CLASS SE 44-C AT SPENCE FIELD, GEORGIA. SERVED AT KEY FIELD, MISSISSIPPI. ASSIGNED TO 9TH AIR FORCE, 19TH TACTICAL AIR COMMAND, 363RD RECONNAISSANCE GROUP, 15TH TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON, 10TH PHOTO GROUP. FLEW 22 COMBAT MISSIONS IN EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS IN ENGLAND, FRANCE AND GERMANY. RECEIVED 4 AIR MEDALS.