Bateman, Harold Bernard

1927 - 1967  (40 years)

• Name	Bateman, Harold Bernard
  Birth	1927	Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BATE.H005
  _FGRAVE	24651299
  Military Service	World War II, Hospital Apprentice Second Class, United States Navy  [3]
  	Entered active service as an Apprentice Seaman on February 20, 1946 at The Naval Recruiting Station, Springfield, Illinois. Completed boot camp at Naval Training Center, San Diego, California. Further trained and served at The Naval Hospital, same city. Honorably discharged as a Hospital Apprentice Second Class on June 18, 1946. Earned The WWII Victory Medal. (This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.) Source: https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2112650
  		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
  		United States Navy
  		Hospital Apprentice 2nd Class (HA2c), United States Navy, World War II (no branch mark), (upper left sleeve)
  		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
  		Hospital Apprentice 2nd Class (HA2c), Piping, United States Navy, World War II
  		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
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		Military Service Ribbons, Bateman, Harold Bernard (1927-1967) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Naval Training Center San Diego, California
  		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, Harold Barnard (1927-1967)
  Death	1967  [1]
  Burial	Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Bateman, Ina Mae and Harold B.
  Person ID	I42091	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Bateman, L. Benard,   b. 1902, Illinois d. 1971 (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Flack, Blanche E.,   b. 1 Feb 1902, Illinois d. 6 Jan 1989 (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Family ID	F16426	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Atchison, Ina Mae,   b. 16 May 1927   d. 13 Jan 1995 (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F16428	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1927 - Illinois Burial - - Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13163] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bateman, Ina Mae and Harold B., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24651299/harold-b-bateman), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6363] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 15, page 8a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00443/139754902?backurl=&ssrc=&backlabel=Return#?imageId=M-T0627) (Reliability: 2). [S12932] World War II Honoree, Harold Barnard Bateman, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2112650) (Reliability: 2).