Bates, Ronny Kent K., HM1

Fallen

Service Photo

Service Details

Final Rank
Petty Officer First Class

Last NEC
HM-8404-Medical Field Service Technician/FMF Combat Corpsman

Last NEC Group
Hospital Corpsman

Primary Unit
1983-1983, HM-8404, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (1/8)

Service Years
1976 - 1983

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

South Carolina

Year of Birth
1954

The current guardian of this Remembrance Page is Henry W. Piel (Hank, KQ1V, VPA), RM2.

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This Remembrance Profile was originally created by Richard Lee Hopka, HM1 - Deceased

Casualty Info

Home Town Aiken, SC	Last Address Aiken, SC

Casualty Date Oct 23, 1983
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Lebanon	Conflict Beirut Marine Barracks Bombing
Location of Interment New Bern National Cemetery (VA) - New Bern, North Carolina	Wall/Plot Coordinates Section 3, Site 7096

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Photo Album (More...)

Grave marker

Memorial Service Tod...

Added to Blast Toll

CAR

Ribbon Bar

Unit Assignments

1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (1/8)


	1982-1983, HM-8404, 24th Marine Amphibious Unit (24th MAU)
	1983-1983, HM-8404, 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (1/8)

Other News, Events and Photographs


	Oct 31, 1983, Two From S.C. Added to Blast Toll
	Nov 01, 1983, Corpsman Ronny K. Bates Memorial Service Today
	Aug 04, 2013, Other Photos

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

Ronny Kent Bates was born on May 15, 1954 in South Carolina. He served in the United States Navy as a Hospital Corpsman First Class. Ronny was killed in the terrorist bombing of the United States Marine barracks. In the early morning hours of 23 Oct. 1983, a truck loaded with explosives crashed through the security perimeter of the USMC Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. In the explosion that followed, 241 US Military personnel were killed and 80 serious wounded. HM1 Bates was among the men killed in action. He is now buried in the the New Bern National Cemetery, New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina.

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1983, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
	2013, The National Gold Star Family Registry
	2013, Beirut Veterans Memorial
	2013, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page