James Wesley Bates served on the U.S.S. Begor (APD-127) and the U.S.S. Pakana (ATF-108). He drowned in Pearl Harbor.
Buried at Green Hill Cemetery, Etowah, TN
- Rank: Seaman Second Class
- Date of birth: 30 July 1927
- Date of death: 20 October 1946
- County: McMinn
- Hometown: Englewood
- Service Branch: Navy
- Theater: Pacific
- Conflict: World War II
- Burial/Memorial Location: Green Hill Cemetery, Etowah, McMinn County, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XV, Bottom Panel
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