EnlistmentOn November 25, 1940, Yarbrough enlisted in the United States Army. He was sent to Camp Blanding, Florida, to receive training. He graduated officer training school at Fort Benning, Georgia, in early 1943. He came to be a platoon leader in F Company, 2nd Battalion, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division.
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325th GIR Shoulder Patch