Bateman, Hugh Arkell

1922 - 2019  (96 years)

• Name	Bateman, Hugh Arkell
  Birth	8 Aug 1922	Louisville, Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BATE.H004
  _FGRAVE	201506239
  Military Service	World War II, Machinist's Mate First Class, United States Navy  [1]
  	Entered active service as an Apprentice Seaman in the Seabees on February 19, 1945. Completed boot camp and Machinist's Mate Training at the U.S. Naval Construction Training Center, Davisville, Rhode Island. Served in turn with the 56th, 76th and 23rd Naval Construction Battalions including overseas duty in The Pacific Theater of Operations. Earned The American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorable discharged as a Machinist's Mate First Class on March 17, 1946 at The Naval Personnel Separation Center, Great Lakes, Illinois. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2059760
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Navy
  		Hugh Arkell Bateman (1922-2019)
  		United States Navy
  		Machinist's Mate 1st Class (MM1c), United States Navy, World War II
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		Apprentice Seaman (AS), US Navy, WWII, (Piping) The piping for this rating was worn on the right shoulder Source: https://www.uniform-reference.net/insignia/insignia_index.html
  		Apprentice Seaman (AS), United States Navy, World War II The piping for this rating was worn on the right shoulder Source: https://www.uniform-reference.net/insignia/insignia_index.html
  		Military Service Ribbons, Bateman, Hugh Arkell (1922-2019) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Naval Station Great Lakes, North Chicago, Illinois
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Bateman, Hugh Arkell (1922-2019)
  Death	23 Jul 2019	Flat Lick, Knox County, Kentucky
  Burial	Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Bateman, Hugh A. and Dorothy M.
  Person ID	I34739	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2023

  
  

  Family	Stejskal, Dorothy M.,   b. 17 Jun 1924, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois d. 17 Aug 1998, Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	26 Sep 1941
  Age at Marriage	He was 19 years and 1 month - She was 17 years and 3 months.
  Children	1. Bateman, Lee,   b. 1942   d. 2017 (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F14192	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Aug 1922 - Louisville, Clay County, Illinois Death - 23 Jul 2019 - Flat Lick, Knox County, Kentucky Burial - - Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Hugh A. Bateman, 96, of Flat Lick, KY, formerly of Olney, passed away on July 23, 2019 in Flat Lick, KY. Hugh was born on August 8, 1922 in Louisville, IL. He married Dorothy Bateman on September 26, 1941 and she preceded him in death on August 17, 1998. A funeral service will be held at 12:00 PM on Saturday, July 27, 2019 at the Kistler-Patterson Funeral Home in Olney, with a visitation beginning at 11:00 AM. Burial will follow in Crest Haven Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S14844] World War II Honoree, Hugh Arkell Bateman, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2059760) (Reliability: 2). [S10904] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bateman, Hugh A. and Dorothy M., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75472824/dorothy-m_-bateman), none. (Reliability: 2).