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Elmer
Parker
Yates

Born:

, 

Maine

Elmer Yates graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1941. He retired as a U.S. Army Major General.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Brigadier General

    Division:

    U.S. Engineer District North Pacific

    Action Date:

    September 1966 – November 1968
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 13 (March 6, 1969)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Brigadier General Elmer Parker Yates (ASN: 0-23686), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility with U.S. Engineer District North Pacific, from September 1966 to November 1968.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Division:

    Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff Logistics

    Action Date:

    1970 – 1971
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Elmer Parker Yates (ASN: 0-23686), United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff Logistics, from 1970 to 1971.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Corps of Engineers)

    Action Date:

    1963 – 1966
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Corps of Engineers) Elmer Parker Yates (ASN: 0-23686), United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from 1963 to 1966.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Division:

    Military Assistance Command, Vietnam

    Action Date:

    1969 – 1970
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Elmer Parker Yates (ASN: 0-23686), United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States with Headquarters, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, in the Republic of Vietnam, from 1969 to 1970.