8th Air Force
Command
James Albert Bateman
Military
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1st Lt. James A Bateman in the cockpit of his P-51D Mustang.
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P-51D serial number 44-15712 HO-F "Buzz Boy II" sits on its hardstanding at Chievres-Mons/A-84, Belgium.
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1Lt. James A Bateman of Sharon, PA, 487th Fighte Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group, sits on the wing of his P-51D 44-15712 HO-F "Buzz Boy II".
Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. ETD.
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (5 OLC), WWII Victory, EAME, PH, Korean and UN Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Remained in USAF, serving in Korea, On 29-Oct-52, while on a combat mission with 310th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 58th Fighter-Bomber Group, his F-84G aircraft suffered a mid-air collision and disintegrated. His remains were not able to be recovered.
Service
Units served with
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352nd Fighter Group
Group
The 352nd Fighter Group were based at Bodney, Norfolk from July 1943 until November 1945 but in the winter months of 1944/1945 detachments moved to bases in Belgium to provide extra air support to ground forces during the Battle of the Bulge and to... -
487th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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44-14794 'Buzz Boy'
P-51 Mustang
Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of 1st Lt James A Bateman. Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission to Germany. Last contact via radio indicated loss of coolant had caused engine failure and pilot 1st Lt James A Bateman was baling... -
44-15712 "Buzz Boy II" then "Lady Gue"
P-51 Mustang
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44-14160 'Nancy M 2nd'
P-51 Mustang
Assigned to 487FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Personal aircraft of Lt Carl G Tafel Jr.
Associated Place
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Bodney
Military site : airfield
Before the Americans arrived Bodney was a grass-surfaced airfield. So when the 352nd Fighter Group arrived with heavy P-47 Thunderbolts, work was carried out to strengthen its roads and runways with steel matting, concrete and tarmac. Nissen huts also...
Events
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| Born | Mercer County, PA, USA | 6 June 1922 |
| Lived in | Sharon, PA, USA | 1941 |
| Enlisted | Olmsted Dr, Middletown, PA 17057, USA | 22 June 1942 |
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Olmsted Field |
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| Assigned | Bodney, Thetford, Norfolk IP26, UK | 13 July 1944 |
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Assigned to 487th Fighter Squadron. |
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| Crashed | Bodney, Thetford IP26, UK | 26 September 1944 |
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Landing Accident Bodney/Sta 141 Cat 4 damage Lt James A Bateman, 26-Sep-44. P-51D10 44-14160 487FS 352FG 8AF |
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| Promotion | Bodney, Thetford, Norfolk IP26, UK | 15 November 1944 |
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Promoted from 2nd Lt to 1st Lieutenant. |
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| End Tour of Duty (ETD) | England, UK | 4 April 1945 |
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Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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| Crashed | Godman Army Air Field, Fort Knox, KY 40121, USA | 17 July 1947 |
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Taxiing Accident Godman Field, KY Cat 2 damage Lt James A Bateman, 17-Jul-47. AT-6C 42-48840 11ATG |
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| Crashed | Airport Rd, Thomasville, GA 31757, USA | 28 March 1948 |
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Mid Air Collision resulting in Belly Landing Thomasville AAF, GA Cat 3 damage Lt James A Bateman, 28-Mar-48. P-39Q 44-2344 - 488FS 59FG 3AF. |
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| Died | North Korea | 29 October 1952 |
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On a combat mission with 310FBS, 58FBG, his F-84G aircraft suffered a mid-air collision and disintegrated. His remains were not able to be recovered. |
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| Buried | Memorial Dr, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA | 1953 |
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Tablets of the missing |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 30 September 2016 09:48:21 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, nickname, service number, highest rank, biography, awards, events, unit associations and place associations |
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http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Bateman&Submit=Se... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 14 January 2016 12:25:50 | Pyker | Changes to events |
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Addeed promotion date. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 14 January 2016 12:22:45 | Pyker | Changes to role, awards, events and media associations |
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Associated media with pilot entry. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:14:01 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list |
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