Eric Yates Memorial Scholarship Fund
First Lieutenant, US Army
Eric David Yates
Killed in Action 18 September 2010
WKU Class of 2008
On September 17, 2010 1LT Eric Yates was on a dismounted foot patrol when an IED exploded, Maquan, Zahari District, Afghanistan.
Company B, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry,
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division
Fire Support Officer
2009-2010
Western Kentucky University Army ROTC
Gold Bar Recruiter
2008-2009
Education:
Western Kentucky University - 2008
Field Artillery Basic Officer's Course: Fort Still, OK - 2009
Awards:
Bronze Star Medal, Posthumous
Purple, Heart, Posthumous
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Afghanistan Campaign Medal
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon
NATO Medal, Posthumous
Combat Action Badge
Overseas Service Bar
1LT Eric D. Yates, an officer with the 101st Airborne Division, B Company, 1st Battalion/502 Infantry, was killed in action supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. 1LT Yates was a December 2008 graduate of Western Kentucky University. He was a double major in Social Studies and History and received his commission through WKU’s Reserve Officers’ Training Program (ROTC). 1LT Yates was from Rineyville, Kentucky. He is survived by his parents, David and Kathy Yates.
For more information please contact the Department of Military Science and Leadership at (270) 745 - 4293
Running to Remember
Each year the WKU Army ROTC organizes the Eric Yates Memorial 5K Run/Walk. Proceeds from the event benefit the 1LT Eric Yates Memorial Scholarship.
Watch the 2017 Eric Yates Run
- WKU ROTC
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