Herbert Batiste (1925 - 2014)

Born 6 Jul 1925 in Elton, Jefferson Davis, Louisiana, United States

Died 29 Aug 2014 at age 89 in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States

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Biography

Steward's Mate 1st Class Herbert Batiste served in the United States Navy in World War II
Service started:
Unit(s): USS Bryant (DD-665)
Service ended:

Steward's Mate 1st Class Herbert Batiste was Wounded in Action during World War II.

Herbert Batiste was awarded the Purple Heart.

Herbert was born in 1925, the son of Robert Batiste and Celestine Fontenot. ^[1] He was born into a very large family.

Herbert served on the USS Bryant, and was onboard when the ship was struck by a Japanese suicide plane on April 16, 1945. He was wounded during the attack.

He went on to live a full life and passed away in 2014. He is buried in Houston National Cemetery.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYPM-YKJ : 4 January 2021), Herbert Batiste in household of Robert Batiste, Ward Four, Jefferson Davis, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 27-11, sheet 6B, line 73, family 113, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1408.
2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135433795/herbert-batiste