Harry Yates

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Biography

Harry was born in 1922. He is the son of Harry Yates and Jessie Leah Laswell. He passed away in 1922. ^[1]

^[2]10776 Mckinley Hwy; Osceola, IN; (574) 674-5991; Bud and Jerry Yates home:

^[3] Name: Harry E Yates Home in 1930: Chrisman, Edgar, Illinois Age: 8 Estimated birth year: abt 1922 Relation to Head of House: Son Father's name: Harry E Yates Mother's name: Jessie L Yates Nee Laswell Race: White Harry E Yates 42 Jessie L Yates 40 Lucile S Yates 19 Marjorie W Yates 13 Harry E Yates 8 Carl B Yates 5 Fred A Yates 3 3/12

^[4] Name: Harry E Yates Birth Date: 3 Jan 1922 Address: 8114 43rd Ave W City: Bradenton State: FL Zip Code: 34209-6408

^[5] Name: Harry E. Yates SSN: 359-01-8172 Last Residence: 46545 Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana, United States of America Born: 3 Jan 1922 Died: 17 Jan 1994 State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951)

^[6]Harry Eugene "Bud" Yates Birth 3 JAN 1922 Edgar Co., IL Death 17 JAN 1994 Osceola, St. Joseph Co., IN. Family Info Father Harry Elmer Yates (1888-1969) Mother Jessie Leah Laswell (1890-1930) Spouse Erna Geraldine Wynn (1920-2000)Married 1939 Children Jacquine Jean (1939-1939) Setta Kay (1941-2000) Fred Eugene (1944-1944) Richard Eugene (1949-)

^[7]MISHAWAKA - Harry ``Bud Yates, 72, of 2124 E. Jefferson Road, died at 5:35 p.m. Monday in his home after an illness. Mr. Yates retired from Woodruff & Sons, Michigan City. He was born Jan. 3, 1922, in Chrisman, Ill., and lived in Mishawaka since 1948, coming from Metcalf, Ill. On June 6, 1939, in Paris, Ill., he married Erna ``Jerry Wynn. She survives, with a daughter, Setta Kay Baney of Bradenton, Fla.; a son, Richard E. of Mishawaka; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a sister, Ruth Wallace of Arkansas; and two brothers, Dennis L. Wallace of Valparaiso and Jim Yates of Casey, Ill. He was a veteran of World War II and member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 360 and the First Church of Nazarene, Chrisman.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Chapel Hill Funeral Home, Osceola. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Visiting Nurses Association

IN WWII served with the 20th, 58th and 19th Naval Construction Battalions; he was a MM 3rd Class Navy Petty Officer:

20th Naval Construction Battalion from September 1942 to 1944: This deployment of the new unit took them from San Pedro CA to Noumea, New Caledonia, then on to Townsville Australia. From there they were part of the invasion of the Kiriwina and Woodlark Islands where they built the airdrome and 30 miles of roads. Segments of the unit were sent to the Russell Islands.

The 58th Naval Construction Battalion was brought to life 26 December 1942, during World War II, at Camp Allen in Norfolk, Virginia. They first deployed to Guadalcanal, and the 58th was the first Construction Battalion to land with the Marines in the initial assault on Vella LaVella, Northern Solomons.

Later they deployed to Banika, Los Negros and Okinawa where, in addition to numerous construction projects, they kept the Yontan Air-field open during 261 enemy raids, which allowed Major "Pappy" Boyington and his F4U Corsairs of the famed VMF 214 Black Sheep Squadron to bring the war to the Japanese. With the end of World War II in sight, the 58th redeployed home and was eventually de-commissioned in May 1946 after four years of continuous outstanding service.

(3/1/2011; Bud was a very powerful man...may not have appeared so but was. I have seen him grab the front wheel of a car (no power steering those days) and turn the wheels with it sitting on the ground, just so he could look at the inside linkage and wheel, believe it or not. The steering wheel inside would just turn (naturally) as he moved the wheels. Later when "thought" I was a pretty good horse I tried that and all that would happen was my hands slip off the wheel ! ^[8])

Sources

• Ronald Yates, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Ronald and others.

1. ↑ Entered by Ronald Yates, May 26, 2012
2. ↑ Home Address
3. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census
4. ↑ U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2
5. ↑ Social Security Death Index
6. ↑ Find a Grave
7. ↑ Obit
8. ↑ James R. Yates