World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Willard C. Bates
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
San Gabriel, California
Honored By
Wife
75th Joint Assault Signal Company, Pacific. Spotted targets of opportunity for Naval gunfire as artillery on the Marshall Islands, Leyte, Luzon, the Philippines and Okinawa; served 27 months in the North and South Pacific.