Battles/wars Vietnam War Name Robert Yered | Battles and wars Vietnam War | |
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Allegiance United States of America Rank Master Chief Petty Officer Died 2009, Framingham, Massachusetts, United States Awards Silver Star, Purple Heart, Vietnam Service Medal | ||
Service/branch United States Coast Guard | ||
Robert J. Yered was a United States Coast Guardsman who was awarded the Silver Star Medal for his actions during the Vietnam War.
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Career
According to the Milford Daily News, his local paper, Yered enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard at seventeen years old. He rose to the highest enlisted rank, master chief petty officer, prior to his retirement after 24 years of service.
Yered's 82-foot Point-class cutter was moored in a river port at Cát Lái, Vietnam, on February 18, 1968, when the base was attacked by mortars and rockets. According to his official biography:
Yered was also awarded a Purple Heart.
Personal life
After he retired from the U.S. Coast Guard Yered was a groundskeeper at a high school in Massachusetts.
Legacy
In 2010, when the U.S. Coast Guard decided that all the new Sentinel-class cutters would be named after U.S. Coast Guardsmen who had been recognized for their heroism, Yered was one of those to be honored. The fourth cutter in the class was named the USCGC Robert Yered (WPC-1104).