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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 054-95
February 07, 1995

GENERAL OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT

Secretary of Defense William J. Perry announced today that the President has nominated General Robert W. Yates, United States Air Force, for advancement on the retired list in the grade of general. General Yates is currently serving as Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

General Yates was born October 3, 1938, in Memphis, Tennessee.