Name:
Myrlin Vern, Jr. Bates
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
322683
Unit:
9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1945-07-22
State:
Idaho
Cemetery:
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines
Plot:
N
Row:
2
Grave:
94
Decoration:
Comments:
Myrlin Vern Bates Jr. was born on March 20, 1920, in Montana. He was the son of Myrlin Vern Bates and Idelia Jane Meece Bates.
He served in the Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, as a Corporal during World War II. He was declared as Missing in Action on July 22, 1945, during the Battle for Guam.