Jack H Bateman
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Assigned to 370FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron.
276:15 hours flown, 126 missions, 119 No. of sorties. ETD.
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (5 OLC), WWII Victory, American Campaign, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).
Post war: Jack was proud to serve his country. He went back into the service and retired as Lieutenant Colonel in 1966.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
McIntosh, FL, USA | 6 August 1920 | Son of John Howard and Myrtis B [Baldwin] Bateman. |
Enlisted |
Jacksonville, FL, USA | 12 March 1942 | Jacksonville, Florida |
Other Transferred |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 7 May 1944 - 27 November 1944 | Transferred to 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron. |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 27 November 1944 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
Other Discharged USAAF |
8 January 1947 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Stone Mountain, GA, USA | 31 March 1999 | |
Buried |
McIntosh Cemetery, FL | McIntosh Cemetery, Marion County, Florida, USA. | |
Enlisted |
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Other Retired from USAF |
Retired at Lt Colonel. |
Revisions
Bringing over source information from duplicate record:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Margrette Bateman, wife
Also 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron were at Boxted when Bateman served with the unit.
The unit moved to Halesworth in January 1945: https://www.americanairmuseum.com/unit/1281