World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Francis W. Yates
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Nucla, Colorado
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
RANK: TECHNICIAN 5TH CLASS. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY MAY 29, 1943 AT FORT DOUGLAS, UTAH AND RECEIVED HIS TRAINING AT CAMP CLAIBORNE, LOUISIANA. SERVED IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION. CAMPAIGNS & BATTLES: NEW GUINEA AND THE INVASION OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES FROM WOUNDS AND BURNS, NOVEMBER 4, 1944 WHEN A TRANSPORT LOADED WITH FUEL EXPLODED ON THE ISLAND OF LEYTE, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. HIS REMAINS WERE RETURNED TO CALIFORNIA SEPTEMBER 29, 1948 FOR BURIAL, WITH INTERMENT IN THE GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL CEMETERY, SAN BRUNO, CALIFORNIA. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL POSTHUMOUSLY.