James Albert Bateman
Military
Object Number - UPL 19970 - 1st Lt. James A Bateman in the cockpit of his P-51D Mustang.
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.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Nancy M 2nd
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Buzz Boy
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Buzz Boy II then Lady Gue
- Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Royal Air Force Bodney
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Mercer County, PA, USA | 6 June 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
Olmsted Dr, Middletown, PA 17057, USA | 22 June 1942 | Olmsted Field Middletown Pennsylvania |
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Other Assigned |
Bodney, Thetford, Norfolk IP26, UK | 13 July 1944 | Assigned to 487th Fighter Squadron. |
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Other Crashed |
Bodney, Thetford IP26, UK | 26 September 1944 | 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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Other Promotion |
Bodney, Thetford, Norfolk IP26, UK | 15 November 1944 | Promoted from 2nd Lt to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 4 April 1945 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Other Crashed |
Godman Army Air Field, Fort Knox, KY 40121, USA | 17 July 1947 | Taxiing Accident Godman Field, KY Cat 2 damage Lt James A Bateman, 17-Jul-47. AT-6C 42-48840 11ATG |
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Other Crashed |
Airport Rd, Thomasville, GA 31757, USA | 28 March 1948 | 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 | 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. |
| Sharon, PA, USA | |||
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Buried |
Memorial Dr, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA | Tablets of the missing Honolulu Memorial Honolulu Honolulu County Hawaii, USA. |
Revisions
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