Mack Bates

Rank/Rate	Fireman, First Class
Service Number	551 95 17
Birth Date	May 8, 1922
From	Jacksonville, Florida
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Swordfish (SS-193)
Loss Date	January 12, 1945
Location	Near Yaku Island off Kyushu, Japan
Circumstances	Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks	Mack was born in Blackshear, Georgia. His first name is listed as McClenny in many sources, although he went by Mack in in Naval records.

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