Clyde I. Bates served in the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment as a Private First Class during World War II.
On February 16, 1945, PFC Bates, along with fellow paratrooper T/5 Frank Guy Arrigo, climbed the tallest remaining pole under Japanese sniper fire and raised the American flag over Corregidor for the first time since the island’s surrender two and a half years earlier. This historic moment is commemorated each year on Corregidor, near the site of the 503rd Parachute Infantry Flag Raising Monument. The flag used for the ceremony was donated to the Corregidor Foundation Incorporated by the General MacArthur Memorial in Norfolk, making the event a lasting symbol of the island’s military heritage.
Currently, we don't have details about his post-war life, death, or burial location.
Source of information: philippine-sailor.net
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Bates Clyde I.
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Clyde I. Bates
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503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment
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