World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Walter Bateman
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Carbondale, Illinois
Honored By
Ronald Philip Lee Tanner
Relationship
Extended Family
ENLISTED IN VANDALIA, ILLINOIS. BOOT CAMP IN SAN DIEGO. SERVED IN SOUTH PACIFIC THEATER, INCLUDING BATTLE OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS. RETURNED TO PEARL HARBOR THEN TO SAN DIEGO AND PENDLETON. SENT TO NEW RIVER (LEJEUNE) UNTIL TERMINATION OF HOSTILITIES.