Lyman M Bates Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Eddie Joe Choate Family Collection
Object Number - UPL 18539 - 1LT Klopfenstein B-24 Crew in training at March Field, Sept. 1944
Killed in Action (KIA) 22 April 1945. in noncombat training flight in England when his plane crashed and burned.
AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron 701st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38529013
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner; Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 36055014
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16191916
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Armorer; Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-0721119
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-783080
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardies/Navigator
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
22 April 1945 | ||
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Born |
Massachusetts | ||
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Buried |
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Sources
Birsic, ABMC, 2AD Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
