Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Dallas, Texas
Honored By
Milton E. Gilmore
Relationship
Friend
SEAMAN 2ND CLASS BATOT ENTERED THE U.S. NAVY IN JUNE 1945. AFTER BASIC TRAINING, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE USS KITKUN BAY CVE-71, WHICH SERVED OFF THE COAST OF OKINAWA AND JAPAN DURING THE FINAL MONTHS OF THE WAR. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN JULY 1946. AWARDED THE FOLLOWING MEDALS: GOOD CONDUCT, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN AND WWII VICTORY.