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Show Two Casualties Of War Reported T5 Ballard King Yeates, son of Mrs. Alma Yeates, cf Nibley, died July 29, 1942 in a Japanese prison camp in the Philippines of dysentry and beri-beri, according to word received Tuesday by his mother. T5 Yeates was captured when Corregidor fell and then was. classified clas-sified as a Japanese prisoner. He entered the army in March, 1941, and trained with the air corps at Fresno and Hamilton Field, Cal., before leaving for the Philippines in .N-'-mber, 1941 as a radioman with a pursuit squadron. His family fam-ily received no direct word from him after his capture. A native of Nibley. he was horn May 22, 1922, a son of Alma and Grace King Yeates. After graduating from South Cache high school, he attended Utah State Agricultural college before enlisting in the air corps. He was a member of the L.D.S. church. Survivors include his mother, three brothers, Captain Carlos Yeates, of Bushnell General hospital, hos-pital, Brigham City; SSergeant Clyde K. Yeates, home on leave after serving in the European theater where he was a German prisoner eight months; Sidney Yeates, S 2c, of Shoemaker, Cal., and two sisters, Phyllis Yeates, Sp. Q.lc, WAVES, Clearfield Naval Supply depot; and Mrs. Evelyn Balaz, of Nibley. Lieutenant Owen T. Hillyard, 27, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Truman Hillyard, of Smithfield, Cache county, was killed in action July iq 1Q44 when his P-38 fighter plane crashed into the North sea on a return flight from a bomber escort mission to Baden, Germany. Lieutenant Hillyard is the second sec-ond son of Mr. and Mrs. Hillyard to lose his life in air combat action ac-tion over Europe. Preciously SSergeant Noel L. Hillyard, 23, was reported killed in action January Jan-uary 11, 1944 while serving as engineer-gunner on a flying fortress fort-ress bomber. He was born August 20, 1918 in Smithfield, a son of R. Truman and Lizzie Lewis Hillyard, was educated at North Cache high school and attended Utah State Asricultural college before enlisting enlist-ing in the air corps in September, 1942. He also was one of the first students to complete the Civilian Pilot Training program offered at the Logan-Cache airport. Prior to entering the service. Lieutenant Hillyard was employed at Hill Field. He was commissioned commission-ed at Williams Field, Chandler, Arizona and left May 15, 1944 for overseas service in England. He married Margaret Tidwell. October 19, 1938, in the Logan L.D.S. "Temple. She is making her home in Richmond, Cal., Survivors include his widow, his parents, one sister, Mrs. Lor. raine Hillyard Harrison, of Poca-tello, Poca-tello, Idaho, and two srrandparents. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Lewis, of Logan. |