Paul Henry Bateman
MilitaryPhoto courtesy Anthony Chardella.
Archived by Char Baldridge, Historian, 359th Fighter Group Association.
Posted by Janet Fogg, 359th Fighter Group Historian.
Assigned to 370FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 3 x kills [Air], 2 destroyed [Ground]. ETD. Transferred to 496FTG, 8AF USAAF. 301.5 hrs operational flying time.
Awards: DFC (2 OLC), AM (3 OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 359th Fighter Group 370th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Hartsville, SC 29550, USA | 29 December 1919 | Son of Roland Otis and Janie M [Tyner] Bateman. |
Enlisted |
Fort Bragg, NC, USA | 18 March 1942 | Fort Bragg, North Carolina |
Other Crashed |
Signature Flight Support BED - Bedford L.G. Hanscom Field, 180 Hanscom Dr, Bedford, MA 01730, USA | 5 May 1943 | Landing Accident Ground Loop Bedford AAF, MA Cat 4 damage Lt Paul H Bateman, 5-May-43. P-47D 42-8223 - 370FS 359FG. |
Other Promotion |
Wretham, Thetford IP24, UK | 17 April 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
Other E/A Destroyed 2 |
Germany | 19 May 1944 | 1 x Fw190 and 1 x Me109 destroyed in one mission. 19-May-44. |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 6 July 1944 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
Other Transferred |
Atcham, Shrewsbury, UK | 11 July 1944 | Transferred to 496FTG, 8AF USAAF. |
Died |
St Johns County, FL, USA | 22 June 1991 | |
Rockingham, NC 28379, USA | |||
Based |
East Wretham | 11 July 1944 | Assigned to 370FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Craig Memorial Park Saint Augustine St. Johns County FL | Craig Memorial Park Saint Augustine St. Johns County Florida, USA. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- Unit History
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