Elvin Bates, “Drew County’s Oldest WWII Veteran Dies At Age 99
November 12th, 2018 by iPhoneMr. Elvin Bates, age 99 (he would’ve turned 100 in December) died at his home, Saturday, after a month long battle with pneumonia.
A 2016 MLive article describing many of Mr. Bates memories is included below.
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