James Wesley Bates served on the U.S.S. Begor (APD-127) and the U.S.S. Pakana (ATF-108). He drowned in Pearl Harbor.
Buried at Green Hill Cemetery, Etowah, TN

  • Rank: Seaman Second Class
  • Date of birth:
  • 30 July 1927
  • Date of death: 20 October 1946
  • County: McMinn
  • Hometown: Englewood
  • Service Branch: Navy
  • Theater: Pacific
  • Conflict: World War II
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Green Hill Cemetery, Etowah, McMinn County, TN
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar XV, Bottom Panel
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