Richard L Bates
Military
Richard L. Bates Crew
466th BG - 785th BS
Standing Left to Right: Clifford Duke (B), Russell Satterfield (N), Richard L. Bates (P), Raymond Moss (CP)
Kneeling Left to Right: Michael Galat (R/O), Jack Morris (WG), Fred Siegel (E), Solon Whitney (TT), Tom Rugh (TG), Clyde M. Fauley (NG)
This crew completed a 30 mission tour: 30 May 1944 - 10 September 1944 466th Bomb Group collection
466th BG Historian
Object Number - UPL 14481 - Crew #528 Richard L. Bates Crew 466th BG - 785th BS Standing Left to Right: Clifford Duke (B), Russell Satterfield (N), Richard L. Bates (P),...
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
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: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16160083
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft

- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Ol Soak
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
Missions

- Date: 10 September 1944
Places

- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Kentucky, USA | 15 August 1920 | |
Enlisted |
Louisville, KY, USA | 17 January 1941 | |
Died |
Burnet, TX 78611, USA | 4 November 1992 | |
Buried |
Burnet, TX 78611, USA | 7 November 1992 | Lakeland Hills Memorial Park Burnet Burnet County Texas, USA |
Louisville, KY, USA | 1312 South 12th Street |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to highest rank, role, events, unit associations and place associations
Sources
466th BG Historian
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book 'Attlebridge Arsenal' by Wassom & Brassford, page 343