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Earl L. Bitely
Lilah Crowe2021-03-08T14:35:41-06:00
- Name: Earl L. Bitely
- Location of Birth: Kent County, Michigan
- Date of Birth: May 24, 1921
- Date of Death: May 29, 1974
- Parents: Leon Bitely & Charlotte (Wilk) Bitely
- High School and Class: 1941 Greenway High School, Coleraine, Minnesota
- College: None
- Highest Rank: HMC (Hospital Corpsman Chief Petty Officer)
- Branch: Navy
- Other Branch:
- Date Sworn In: December 23, 1941
- Place Sworn In:
- Date of Discharge: July 10, 1961
- Place of Discharge:
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- Military Awards:
- Military Highlights:
Newspaper article - Aug 1945 – Earl Bitely, CPh.M, of the U.S. Navy, after spending 34 days furlough at his home south of Calumet, is now stationed at Corry Field Dispensary, Pensacola, Fla.
- Wars Involved:
World War II
- MIA / POW:
- Civilian Life:
Earl Bitely died in Gormania, West Virginia and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia (Sec. 53, Site 1441).
- Tribal Affiliation(s):
