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SMA Paul Edgar Bales

Birth	:	8 Apr 1924 Iowa, USA
Death	:	28 Oct 1944
Burial	:	Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Adair, Guthrie County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.5104000, -94.6431700
Description	:	United States Navy Sailor. He entered the United States Navy from Iowa, and served as a Seaman 2nd Class as part of the crew of the "Fletcher"-class destroyer "USS Hoel" (DD-533). He went missing in action after the October 25, 1944 Battle of Samar, Philippine Islands, when his little ship attacked a powerful Japanese naval force, and helped to considerably delay that force until the "USS Hoel" was battered and sunk by Japanese gunfire. His name is inscribed on the Walls of the Missing at the Walls of the Missing in Taguig City, Philippines. His family erected a cenotaph for... Read More	United States Navy Sailor. He entered the United States Navy from Iowa, and served as a Seaman 2nd Class as part of the crew of the "Fletcher"-class destroyer "USS Hoel" (DD-533). He went missing in action after the October 25, 1944 Battle of Samar, Philippine Islands, when his little ship attacked a powerful Japanese naval force, and helped to considerably delay that force until the "USS Hoel" was battered and sunk by Japanese gunfire. His name is inscribed on the Walls of the Missing at the Walls of the Missing in Taguig City, Philippines. His family erected a cenotaph for him in the family plot in Adair, Iowa. Son of Claude L. and Kathryn F. (Sherman) Bales.

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SMA Paul Edgar Bales's memorial is located at: Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Adair, Guthrie County, USA.
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Latitude: 41.5104000
Longitude: -94.6431700

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2. Sunnyhill Cemetery
Adair, Adair County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4907990, -94.6402969

4. Saint Johns Cemetery
Brayton, Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5625000, -94.7019000

6. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5806007, -94.7210999

7. Saint Joseph's Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.4986000, -94.5096970

8. Evergreen Cemetery
Anita, Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4514008, -94.7528000

9. Dalmanutha Cemetery
Guthrie Center, Guthrie County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5867004, -94.5543976

10. Oakwood Cemetery
Walnut Township, Adair County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4977989, -94.5074997

11. Spring Valley Cemetery
Casey, Guthrie County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5220000, -94.5046000

12. Stanfield Cemetery
Casey, Guthrie County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5124870, -94.5016370

13. Canby Cemetery
Walnut Township, Adair County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4178030, -94.5658250

14. Grove Cemetery
Oakfield, Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5462000, -94.7952000

16. Bear Grove Cemetery
Guthrie Center, Guthrie County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6455994, -94.6194000

17. Eureka Cemetery
Eureka Township, Adair County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3736000, -94.6408005

18. Highland Cemetery
Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4907990, -94.8352966

19. North Branch Cemetery
Guthrie County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6460000, -94.7222000

20. Lutheran Cemetery
Prussia Township, Adair County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3956108, -94.5102768

21. Maplewood Cemetery
Guthrie Center, Guthrie County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6389020, -94.5224090

22. Prussia Cemetery
Fontanelle, Adair County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3753014, -94.5278015

23. Highland Cemetery
Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5113983, -94.8581009

24. Bowen Cemetery
Audubon, Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5113600, -94.8585700