United States of America

U.S. Marine Corps · United States

Michael Howard Yeates

Lance Corporal

1948 – 1969

Vietnam Wall · Panel 29W

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Lance Corporal Michael Howard Yeates served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Michael served with the III Marine Amphibious Force. Michael served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War. Michael was 20 years old.

How He Died

Manner Combat Death

Cause Blast injury

Circumstance Died of wounds

Place Thua Thien

Keepsakes

Service Record

U.S. Marine Corps

CACO 3-5, 3RD CAG, COMBINED ACTION, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF

0331: MACHINE GUNNER

LCPL

MACHINEGUNNER

THUA THIEN

1969

Pay grade E03.

Conflicts

Vietnam War Cold War

Awards & Decorations 4

For service and achievement

Purple Heart

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal

Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Memorials

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 29W · Line 34 cut as MICHAEL H YEATES

In Our Keeping

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Michael Howard Yeates

Lance Corporal

U.S. Marine Corps

- 1969

III Marine Amphibious Force

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