Jack H Bateman

Military
media-34569.jpeg UPL 34569 Lt. Jack Bateman, McIntosh, FL, late of 370th FS, 359th FG and now with the 5th ERS. Miss Margaret was previously UN-I with the 63rd FS, 56th FG and is seen here on transfer to 5ERS to become 5F-E and prior to their distinctive red/white/blue striped nose bands. As Miss Margaret, it was apparently also named "Pee Wee".

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Object Number - UPL 34569 - Lt. Jack Bateman, McIntosh, FL, late of 370th FS, 359th FG and now with the 5th ERS. Miss Margaret was previously UN-I with the 63rd FS, 56th FG and...

Assigned to 370FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron.

276:15 hours flown, 126 missions, 119 No. of sorties. ETD.



Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (5 OLC), WWII Victory, American Campaign, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).



Post war: Jack was proud to serve his country. He went back into the service and retired as Lieutenant Colonel in 1966.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 370th Fighter Squadron
The nose art of a P-47 Thunderbolt (5f-E, serial number 42-8693) nicknamed "Miss Margaret (Pee Wee)" of the 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'June 4, 45. Debden, Essex. A rare shot of 5th ERS, P-47s. Note dinghy racks under wing.'
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Liquidator / Quaker - Sad Sack / Miss Margaret
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron 63rd Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

McIntosh, FL, USA 6 August 1920 Son of John Howard and Myrtis B [Baldwin] Bateman.

Enlisted

Jacksonville, FL, USA 12 March 1942 Jacksonville, Florida

Other

Transferred

Boxted, Colchester, UK 7 May 1944 - 27 November 1944 Transferred to 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK 27 November 1944 Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Other

Discharged USAAF

8 January 1947 Honourable discharge.

Died

Stone Mountain, GA, USA 31 March 1999

Buried

McIntosh Cemetery, FL McIntosh Cemetery, Marion County, Florida, USA.

Enlisted

Other

Retired from USAF

Retired at Lt Colonel.

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Bringing over source information from duplicate record:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Margrette Bateman, wife

Also 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron were at Boxted when Bateman served with the unit.
The unit moved to Halesworth in January 1945: https://www.americanairmuseum.com/unit/1281

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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