The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
John Crooke Yates
Rank
Corporal, U.S. Army
Unit
G CO 8 REGT 1 CAV DIV
Date of Death
June 25, 1951
Corporal Yates was a member of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was seriously wounded while fighting the enemy in North Korea on October 10, 1950 and returned to duty on October 31, 1950. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on June 25, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.