World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Bert Samuel Bates
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
McArthur, Ohio
Honored By
The Bates Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION. AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION CHILLICOTHE, OHIO; ABOARD USS HALFBEAK SS-352, NAVAL TRAINING SCHOOL KEY WEST, FLORIDA; USS HALFBEAK SS-352 AND USS CHIVO SS-341. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL WITH 1 STAR, SILVER STAR MEDAL, SUBMARINE COMBAT INSIGNIA WITH 3 STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.