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Batson Jr., Howard M.

Date of birth:
April 13th, 1910 (Vaughan/West Virginia, United States)
Date of death:
January 30th, 1945 (Camp Fukuoka, Japan)
Mentioned on:
Cremation Memorial Yokohama
Plot: Panel 7/8. 
Service number:
0-019405
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

Promotions:

1934: 2nd Lieutenant
?: 1st Lieutenant
?: Captain
?: Major

Units:
Juli 1930-1934: Military Academy
1934: 2nd Battalion 76th Field Artillery (Presidio of Monterey, California)
10 juni 1939: Graduated at the Field Artillery School
1940: 29th Field Artillery, Fourth Division (Fort Benning, Georgia)
4 oktober 1941: Departed to the Philippines
1941-1942: Battery B, 88th Field Artillery (Fort Stotsenburg)

Howard Batson survived the Bataan March, but died of sickness upon arrival in Japan.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
2nd Lieutenant
Unit:
29th Field Artillery, 4th Infantry Division "Ivy Division", U.S. Army
"1. You are commended for the highly efficient manner in which you and the officers and men commanded by you procured and convoyed obsolescent type trucks from Camp Shelby, Mississippi, to Fort Benning, Georgia, July 9th to 12th, 1941, inclusive.

"2. The expeditious manner in which your detachment worked, the sound judgment displayed in the selection of the vehicles, the requirements as to motor maintenance necessary before starting the return trip, the highly orderly and efficient conduct of the convoy, and the fact that no accidents were reported in a trip approximating 40,000 vehicle miles with old vehicles encountering all types of roads, conforms to the standard desired for the division, and is indicative of sound leadership, alertness, a high order of specialist training, and sound organization and aggressiveness within the 29th Field Artillery Battalion. The morale of the men on completion of this difficult mission was high."
Army Commendation

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