BATEMAN William W - 65 FS 57 FG

 

William W. BATEMAN

 

BATEMAN_William_W

Source : Andy
 
NUMBER OF SERVICEO-705525 (14157014)
AGE21 yo
DATE OF BIRTH28 février 1923 Danville, Danville City, VIRGINIA
ENLISTMENT STATEWashington NORTH CAROLINA
FAMILY

Single

RANKSecond Lieutenant
FONCTIONPilot
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT NC
DATE of ENLISTEMENT01 avril 1943 San Antonio TEXAS
 SQUADRON65th Fighter Squadron
 GROUP57th Fighter Group
ARMY12nd US Air Force
DATE OF DEATH 18 August 1944

BATEMAN_William_W

Source : Andy
 
STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHSainte-Tulle
DATA PLAN 

 P-47 Thunderbolt - type D-15-R - s/n 42-75739 #50

"Pudgy The Flying Hangove"

P 47N Thunderbolt

Macr : 8065

Mission: Air Cover

Alto-Folelli take-off, Haute-Corse (20) - Plaque at the crash site
Hit a HT line during strafing and crashed at 09:20

CEMETERY TEMPORARYCEMETERY COMUNAL of Sainte Tulle

 CEMTERY TEMPORARY of  -- N°--

Story of Cemetery Temporary 

PlotRowGrave
------
CEMETERYRHONE AMERICAN CEMETERY and MEMORIAL of Draguignan

Map of Rhône American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
C612
DECORATION

Air Medal

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal

Brevet Pilote


am

Photo FDLM

victory medal

combat infantryman badge

 
usaf 12_air_force 57fg 65fs
STORY
 

BATEMAN_William_W

Source : Andy

BATEMAN_William_W

Source : 57thfightergroup.org
 

  The fate of “Pudgy” was tragic: after an attack against German military trucks, near the Durance river, in Province, August 18, 1944, his pilot, 2 Lt. William Bateman, strafing a power station, collided with a high tension line.

In the impact with the terrain the plane was destroyed and Bateman was killed.

The Bateman’s body was recovered by civilians French and buried on Sainte Tulle Cemetery.

BATEMAN_William_W

Source : 57thfightergroup.org
 

BATEMAN_William_W

Source : Andy
 

At the initiative of the President of the French Remembrance of Manosque Mr Richard Sanchez, was inaugurated on Sunday, October 23, 2022 a stele in Sainte Tulle in tribute to the American Pilot of the US Air Force, the 2nd Lieutenant William Bateman, who came to liberate France.

BATEMAN_William_W

Source : Mitch Quiles
 

BATEMAN_William_W

Source : Mitch Quiles
 

BATEMAN_William_W

Source : Mitch Quiles
 

On August 18, 1944, coming from Corsica, after having strafed a German convoy in Durance, during the overflight of the power station of Ste Tulle, his Thunderbolt P47 crashed in the enclosure of the factory.

BATEMAN_William_W

Source : Mitch Quiles
 

BATEMAN_William_W

Source : Mitch Quiles
 
 

BATEMAN_William_W

Source : Mitch Quiles
 
 

 

He died in his device at the age of 21.


Rip sir.

 

 

SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO

Mitch Quiles - Francecrashes39-45.net - Abmc.gov - Aad.archives.gov - Findagrave.com - 57thfightergroup.org

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