| Name |
Bates, Finley |
| Birth |
23 Mar 1918 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
BATE.F003 |
| _FGRAVE |
81081270 |
| Funeral |
26 Sep 1997 (79 years) |
Kimbro Funeral Home,  [1] |
| Military Service |
World War II, Technician Fourth Grade, 1429th Aviation Ordnance Medium Auto Maintenance Platoon, United States Army Air Forces [1, 2] |
- Entered active service as a draftee on April 22, 1942 at East Saint Louis, Illinois. Selected for the Air Corps, completed basic training and qualified in the Military Occupational Specialty of Automotive Parts Clerk (348). Departed the U.S. on July 23, 1942 bound for The Pacific Theater Of Operations. Assigned to and served with 1429th Aviation Ordnance Medium Auto Maintenance Platoon. Returned to the U.S. on March 19, 1945 for treatment of a medical condition. Honorably discharged as a Technician Fourth Grade with a Certificate of Disability on August 30, 1945 at Winter General Hospital, Topeka, Kansas. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and 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: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2070808
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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. … |
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
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Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
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United States Army Air Corps
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United States Army Air Corps
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United States Army Air Forces
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United States Army Air Forces
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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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,… |
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World War II
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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| Death |
23 Sep 1997 |
Quitman County Hospital, Marks, Quitman County, Mississippi [1] |
| Cause: Heart Failure |
- Finley Bates, 79, retired construction worker, died of heart failure on Tuesday, September 23, 1997, at Quitman County Hospital.
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| Burial |
Marks Cemetery, Marks, Quitman County, Mississippi [1, 3] |
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Headstone, Bates, Finley
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Headstone, Bates, Finley
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| Person ID |
I43144 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
31 May 2024 |
English
1918 - 1997 (79 years)
