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BATES, Rex Fleming - Date of
birth
2 May 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Wallace, Harrison County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Wallace, Harrison County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35071658 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
345th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 December 1944 - Place of
death
Medelsheim, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 17 | 69 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ira F. Bates (father)
Allena M. (Hutson) Bates (mother)
Agnes W. (White) Bates (wife)
Marlene E. Bates (daughter)
Janice Bates (daughter)
More information
Pfc Rex F. Bates attended high school for four years and was a driver before he enlisted at Fort Thomas Newport, Kentucky on 8 March 1944.Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Bates Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://87thinfantrydivision.com, www.findagrave.com
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