World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Harry Ernest Bates
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Mrs. Kay Nell Bates
Relationship
Wife
NAVAL AVIATOR, VC-91 ON THE USS KITKUN BAY CVE-71 AND THE USS MAKIN ISLAND CVE-93. ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION. RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, TWO AMERICAN THEATER RIBBONS, 7 AIR MEDALS, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON.