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Merle Allen Bates 1945 - 2011

Merle Allen Bates of Lutz, Hillsborough County, FL was born on July 8, 1945, and died at age 66 years old on August 19, 2011. Merle Bates was buried at Bay Pines National Cemetery Section L Site 795 P.o. Box 477, in Bay Pines.
Merle Allen Bates
Lutz, Hillsborough County, FL 33558
July 8, 1945
August 19, 2011
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  • 07/8
    1945

    Birthday

    July 8, 1945
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SGT Wars/Conflicts: Vietnam
  • 08/19
    2011

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    August 19, 2011
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    Bay Pines National Cemetery Section L Site 795 P.o. Box 477, in Bay Pines, Fl 33744
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In 1945, in the year that Merle Allen Bates was born, on June 22nd, the Battle of Okinawa ended. A joint Army and Marine campaign, supported by the Navy, the Battle of Okinawa went on for 82 days. The last Japanese resistance on Okinawa was defeated. 4,907 Navy, 4,675 Army, and 2,938 Marine Corps personnel were killed in the battle on the US side. It is estimated that 110,071 on the Japanese side were killed - the estimate includes Okinawan citizens who were pressed into service and includes children. With the win of Okinawa, the United States gained an important base of operations in the Pacific.
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In 1956, Merle was only 11 years old when on May 20th, the U.S. tested the first hydrogen bomb dropped from a plane over Bikini Atoll. Previously, hydrogen bombs had only been tested on the ground. The Atomic Age moved forward.
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