William W Bateman

Military

UPL 25467 UPL 25467 P-47D-15-RE #42-75739 "Pudgy - The Flying Hangover" Code: #50
57th Fighter Group - 65th Fighter Squadron
1LT William Bateman - Pilot
Photograph taken by James C. "Wabbit" Hare

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Units served with

57th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

65th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

Aircraft

42-75739

Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
Nicknames: Pudgy - The Flying Hangover
Unit: 57th Fighter Group 65th Fighter Squadron

Places

65th Fighter Squadron Operations building

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Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Danville, VA, USA	1 March 1923
Enlisted	San Antonio, TX, USA	1 April 1943
Died	04220 Sainte-Tulle, France	18 August 1944	While staffing a power station, Lt. Bateman flew into some high tension power lines and crashed in flames.
Buried	04220 Sainte-Tulle, France	19 August 1944	City Cemetery
Buried			Plot C Row 6 Grave 12 Rhone American Cemetery
	Washington County, NC, USA