World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Albert Bates
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
New York, New York
Honored By
The Bates Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW YORK, NEW YORK, NAVAL TRAINING CENTER SAMPSON, NEW YORK, NAVAL TRAINING STATION GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS, NAVAL RECEIVING BASE SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, LANDING CRAFT SCHOOL SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, RECEIVING STATION SHOEMAKER, CALIFORNIA, AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE WAIMANALO OAHU, HAWAII AND ABOARD USS ASHLAND LSD 1. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.