Bates, Richard, RADM

Deceased

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Service Details

Last Rank
Rear Admiral Upper Half

Primary Unit
1949-1958, Naval War College (Staff) Center for Naval Warfare Studies

Service Years
1915 - 1949

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Personal Details

Home State

California

Year of Birth
1892

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Contact Info

Last Address Newport, RI
Date of Passing Dec 27, 1973

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Other Comments:

Was temporarily promoted to Comodore during the latter stages of WWII. Reverted back to Captain then retired as Rear Admiral.

1943-1944, USS Minneapolis (CA-36)

From Month/Year - / 1943	To Month/Year - / 1944
Unit USS Minneapolis (CA-36) Unit Page
Rank Captain	NEC Not Specified
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	USS Minneapolis (CA-36) Details
	Hull number CA-36
	Type Surface Vessel
	Parent Unit Surface Vessels	Strength Heavy Cruiser
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Oct 22, 2008

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7 Members Also There at Same Time

USS Minneapolis (CA-36)

Rosendahl, Charles Emery, VADM, (1914-1946)			Captain
McComas, Robert Francis, CAPT, (1942-1974)	OFF	410X	Lieutenant
Dommert, James, CPO, (1942-1961)	FTG	FTG-0000	Chief Petty Officer
Carr, Meredith Edson, PO1, (1940-1943)	EM	EM-0000	Petty Officer Second Class
Hollingsworth, Ronald Delaney, PO3, (1941-1944)	RD	RD-0000	Petty Officer Third Class
Medley, Benjamin Ralph, PO2, (1940-1944)	RM	RM-0000	Petty Officer Third Class
Weisberg, Harry, S2c, (1943-1945)	S2c	S2c-0000	Seaman Second Class