Bates James Grady

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James Grady Bates is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Argentan 80th Infantry Division Monument

Name:

James Grady Bates

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

34335029

Unit:

318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Division

Date of Death:

1944-08-18

State:

Alabama

Cemetery:

Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

James Grady Bates was born on December 21, 1921, in Walker County, Alabama. He was the son of Richard Lee Bates and Thelma Vann Tunnell. He served in the 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division, as a Private First Class during World War II.

PFC Bates was Killed in Action on August 18, 1944, during the liberation of Argentan, France. He is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.

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