What is Norman F. Bates?
{{Infobox military person |name=Norman F. Bates |birth_date={{Birth date|1839|11|6}} |death_date={{Death date and age|1915|10|16|1839|11|6}} |placeofburial=[[Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale]], [[Glendale, California]] |placeofburial_label=Place of burial |image=Norman Francis Bates.jpg |caption= |nickname= |birth_place=[[Londonderry, Vermont]] |death_place= |allegiance= [[United States|United States of America]] |branch= [[United States Army]]<br/>[[Union Army]] |rank=[[Sergeant]] |serviceyears=1861 - 1865 |unit=Company E, [[4th Iowa Cavalry]] |battles=[[American Civil War]] |awards=[[Medal of Honor]] }} '''Norman Francis Bates''' (November 6, 1839 - October 16, 1915) was an [[United States|American]] soldier. He got the [[Medal of Honor]] for valor during the [[American Civil War]]. The Medal of Honor is the highest military award of the United States. ==Biography== Bates served in the [[American Civil War]]. He was in the [[4th Iowa Cavalry]] for the [[Union Army]]. He got the Medal of Honor on June 17, 1865 for his actions at [[Columbus, Georgia]]. ==Medal of Honor citation== '''Citation:''' <blockquote>Capture of flag and bearer<ref>[http://www.cmohs.org/recipient-detail/71/avery-william-b.php Congressional Medal of Honor Society]</ref></blockquote> ==Related pages== *[[List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: A–F]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{Find a Grave|19701}} *{{Hall of Valor|2466}} *[http://www.iowahistory.org/museum/exhibits/medal-of-honor/bates-norman_cw/index.htm Iowa Medal of Honor Heroes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723120527/http://www.iowahistory.org/museum/exhibits/medal-of-honor/bates-norman_cw/index.htm |date=2011-07-23 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bates, Norman F.}} [[Category:1839 births]] [[Category:1915 deaths]] [[Category:United States Army Medal of Honor recipients]] [[Category:Military people from Vermont]]