An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class Newly Listed A Second War American Purple

A Second War American Purple Heart with Case - In bronze and enamels

for the award of Order of Iron Trefoil 4th Class with Oakleves

Bateman was declared "missing" and later presumed to be dead

Summer of 1944

the announcement of the award appearing in AFRO 443/50 of September 8

An Iron Cross 1939 Second Class Newly Listed A Second War American PurpleAn Eisernes Kreuz 1939 2. Klasse; white metal cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a white metal ribbed border; on loop for suspension (unmarked); with its period original ribbon; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse with the original institution date 1813 in raised numbering on the lower arm; measuring 44.