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BATES, Francis Willard - Date of
birth
2 August 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Little River North, Cherokee County, Georgia -
Hometown
Alpharetta, Fulton County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34830823 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
324th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Hottviller, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 25 | 43 |
Immediate family
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Members
Marion F. Bates (father)
Nellie (Cochran) Bates (mother)
Marie Bates (sister)
Barbara N. Bates (sister)
Iven Bates (brother)
More information
Pvt Francis W. Bates worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort McPherson, Georgia on 3 November 1943. He was sent overseas in November 1944.He was killed by a land mine.
He is remembered at the New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery in Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – A Grateful American, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com – Michael V Drachman, www.newspapers.com – The Atlanta Constitution 11 January 1945/14 February 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Evening Blues