Robert George Yerks (October 24, 1928 – July 25, 2021) was a United States Army lieutenant general who served as Deputy Chief of Staff G-1 Personnel of The United States Army from 1978 to 1981. Yerks was a 1951 graduate of the United States Military Academy. He was deployed to Korea with the 15th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division in 1952, earning two Bronze Star Medals and a Purple Heart. Yerks graduated from the Army Command and General Staff College in 1961 and the Armed Forces Staff College in 1964. From May 1967 to May 1968, he was deployed to Vietnam where he commanded the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division and earned two Silver Star Medals, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Soldier's Medal, three more Bronze Star Medals and a second Purple Heart. In July 1970, Yer