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LTJG Lee Carlton “Carl” Yates
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LTJG Lee Carlton “Carl” Yates

Birth
Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Death
17 Feb 1945 (aged 28)
Iwo Jima, Ogasawara-shichō, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Monument
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
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Courts of the Missing
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Lieutenant Junior Grade, U.S. Navy

Service ID: O-286799.

Entered the service from Tennessee.

Awards: Silver Star, Purple Heart - Buried at Sea


Lt. Yates was off Iwo Jima directing his Underwater Demolition Team-14 while scouting enemy defenses prior to the U.S. invasion when a Japanese shore gun hit the ship's bridge, killing him.


NOTE: There also is a memorial marker at Nashville Nat'l Cemetery; see memorial #12800812.

Lieutenant Junior Grade, U.S. Navy

Service ID: O-286799.

Entered the service from Tennessee.

Awards: Silver Star, Purple Heart - Buried at Sea


Lt. Yates was off Iwo Jima directing his Underwater Demolition Team-14 while scouting enemy defenses prior to the U.S. invasion when a Japanese shore gun hit the ship's bridge, killing him.


NOTE: There also is a memorial marker at Nashville Nat'l Cemetery; see memorial #12800812.

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  • Maintained by: ShaneO
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56136129/lee_carlton-yates: accessed ), memorial page for LTJG Lee Carlton “Carl” Yates (26 Feb 1916–17 Feb 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56136129, citing Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA; Maintained by ShaneO (contributor 47009366).