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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Rao Henry Bateman

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Logan, Utah

Honored By

Ronald R. Bateman

Relationship

Son

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE SERVED WITH THE 603RD ENGINEERING GROUP OF THE 509TH COMPOSITE ATOMIC BOMB GROUP AT WENDOVER FIELD AND TINIAN ISLAND. HE WAS PART OF THE HISTORIC, SELF-CONTAINED GROUP WHICH DROPPED THE ATOMIC BOMB ON HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI, JAPAN. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE MILITARY AT HILL FIELD IN UTAH IN JULY 1943 AND WAS HONORABLY RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY IN 1946.