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),...
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31294318
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37 058 514
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14085034
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Kentucky, USA | 15 August 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
Louisville, KY, USA | 17 January 1941 | |
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Died |
Burnet, TX 78611, USA | 4 November 1992 | |
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Buried |
Burnet, TX 78611, USA | 7 November 1992 | Lakeland Hills Memorial Park Burnet Burnet County Texas, USA |
| Louisville, KY, USA | 1312 South 12th Street |
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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