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Edward C. "Buddy" Bates was born in Plattsburgh, New York, on December 15, 1919. At a young age, he and his parents relocated to Schenectady. He attended Halsey School and Central Park Junior High School. In 1941, Edward completed his education at the Vocational High School, and soon after, he entered the Army.
Edward enlisted in the United States Army. He held the rank of Corporal and served with the 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. On January 16, 1943, Edward was killed in battle in North Africa. He is buried in the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial, Tunisia.
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
For the Fallen
Laurence Binyon