BATES, RICHARD L.
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Name: Ricahrd L. Bates
Rank/Branch: O2/United States Air Force
Unit: 435th TFS
Date of Birth: 02 April 1948
Home City of Record: Plaza ND
Date of Loss: 05 October 1972
Country of Loss: North Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 171200 North 1065000 East
Status (in 1973): Returnee
Category:
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: F4E
Missions: 98 North Vietnam 136 Total
Other Personnel in Incident: James Latham, returnee, pilot
Source: Compiled by P.O.W. NETWORK from one or more of the following: raw
data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA
families, published sources, interviews. 2023
REMARKS: 730329 RELEASED BY DRV
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Richard Bates retired from the United States Air Force as a Major. He and
his wife Jeanette reside in Texas.
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