US PARAS Bates, Howard Walter

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Bates ​

• FORENAME

Howard Walter​

• UNIT

505 Parachute Infantry Regiment (HQ Company 2 Bn) ​

• RANK

Private ​

• NUMBER

35053281 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

7th January 1945 ​

• AGE

21​

• GRAVESITE

Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium Plot C Row 6 Grave 31 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Cuyahoga County, Ohio​

born 20.01.1923, Clinton, Indiana, USA​

4 years high school​

single without dependents upon enlistment​

employed by Reliance Eletctifc Co​

30.06.1942 draft card Cleveland, Ohio​

19.03.1943 entered service Fort Hayes Columbus, Ohio​

Next of kin - Mr. William Bates, R.D.#3, Clinton, Indiana​

KIA Belgium ​

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