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Jules
David
Yates
POW (WWII)
1916-11-02

–

1996-08-10

Born:

Savannah

, 

Georgia

Home:

Yardville

, 

New Jersey

Buried: 

West Point

, 

New York

Cemetery:

U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery

Jules Yates graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1940. He was captured at Corregidor after the surrender of the Philippine Islands in May 1942, and spent the next three years as a Prisoner of War of the Japanese. He retired in 1961 as a U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Coast Artillery Corps)

    Regiment:

    92d Coast Artillery (Philippine Scouts)

    Action Date:

    1942
    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Captain (Coast Artillery Corps) Jules David Yates (ASN: 0-23127), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with the 92d Coast Artillery (Philippine Scouts), in action against the enemy at Corregidor, Manila Harbor, Luzon, Philippine Islands, in 1942. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Captain Yates, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Coast Artillery Corps)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    1942 – 1945

    Captain (Coast Artillery Corps) Jules David Yates (ASN: 0-23127), United States Army, was captured by the Japanese after the fall the Philippine Islands in 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his return to U.S. Military control at the end of hostilities in 1945.