Bates, Finley

1918 - 1997  (79 years)

• Name	Bates, Finley
  Birth	23 Mar 1918
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BATE.F003
  _FGRAVE	81081270
  Funeral	26 Sep 1997	Kimbro Funeral Home,   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fourth Grade, 1429th Aviation Ordnance Medium Auto Maintenance Platoon, United States Army Air Forces  [1, 2]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on April 22, 1942 at East Saint Louis, Illinois. Selected for the Air Corps, completed basic training and qualified in the Military Occupational Specialty of Automotive Parts Clerk (348). Departed the U.S. on July 23, 1942 bound for The Pacific Theater Of Operations. Assigned to and served with 1429th Aviation Ordnance Medium Auto Maintenance Platoon. Returned to the U.S. on March 19, 1945 for treatment of a medical condition. Honorably discharged as a Technician Fourth Grade with a Certificate of Disability on August 30, 1945 at Winter General Hospital, Topeka, Kansas. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and The WWII Victory Medal. (This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.) Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2070808
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army Air Corps
  		United States Army Air Corps
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  Death	23 Sep 1997	Quitman County Hospital, Marks, Quitman County, Mississippi   [1]
  	Cause: Heart Failure
  	Finley Bates, 79, retired construction worker, died of heart failure on Tuesday, September 23, 1997, at Quitman County Hospital.
  Burial	Marks Cemetery, Marks, Quitman County, Mississippi   [1, 3]
  	Plot Son
  		Headstone, Bates, Finley
  		Headstone, Bates, Finley
  Person ID	I43144	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	31 May 2024

  
  

• Notes

  He was a World War II Army Air Forces veteran. Mr. Bates leaves a brother, Perry Mitchell of Flora, IL.

  
  

• Sources

  [S13528] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bates, Finley, 79, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81081270/finley-bates) (Reliability: 2). [S15009] World War II Honoree, Findley Bates, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2070808) (Reliability: 2). [S13529] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Bates, Finley, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81081270/finley-bates) (Reliability: 2).