Died at Ft Sill Oklahoma, trying to save a drowning man. His father was C C Bateman, an Army Chaplain. He was posted to the 9th Field Artillery. Member of Pershing's Punative Expedition to Mexico against Pancho Villa. Leaves a daughter, Suzanne, and wife Winnifred Palmer Bateman, in Madison Wisconsin.
Harold Hubert Bateman was born on September 30, 1887 in Red Bluff, California. In 1900, he was living with his parents and siblings at Fort Wright, Washington where his father was a chaplain in the U.S. Army. He enlisted on May 5, 1906 at Fort Huachuca, Arizona and at the time of enlistment was employed as a miner. He had brown eyes, light brown hair, a ruddy complexion, and stood 5' 8" tall. He served in Troop "D" 5th Cavalry until his discharge at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on May 4, 1909 with the rank of sergeant. He immediately reenlisted and served in Troop "D" 5th Cavalry until his discharge on August 9, 1909 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas with the rank of sergeant. He was married to Winnifred Maud Palmer on February 28, 1910. In 1910, he was a commissioned 2nd Lieutenant serving in Battery "B" 1st Field Artillery in the Philippine Islands where his wife was living with him. By 1916, it was reported that Bateman was serving in the 3rd Field Artillery and was due for promotion to 1st Lieutenant. It was about this time that he served during the Mexican Border Campaign. During World War I, Bateman served in France and, following the Armistice, was part of the army of occupation on the Rhine River in Germany. By 1919, Bateman had attained the rank Lieutenant Colonel in the 9th Field Artillery stationed at Fort Sill. On July 4, 1919, Lt. Col. Bateman and several other officers went on a fishing trip four miles west of Fort Sill on Medicine Bluff Creek at a spot known as Heyl's Hole. This location is immediately east of the present low-water bridge over Four Mile Crossing. The deep depression in the creek was reportedly the cause of several drowning deaths in years previous. A soldier who was accompanying the officers' party, Private Joe Bukoby of "F" Battery 14th Field Artillery, was riding Lt. Col. Bateman's horse and somehow rode into the creek. Bateman, seeing the soldier in the middle of the water on horseback, yelled for the man to come back to the shoreline. The young soldier, who did not know how to swim, panicked and fell from his mount. Bateman immediately pulled off his boots and jumped into the water in an attempt to save the floundering soldier. He succeeded in reaching Bukoby and was pulling him to shore when the private again panicked and got a choke hold on the officer. Both men went down as Captain Legette jumped in after them. When Legette reached the approximate spot where the men were last seen, he was suddenly pulled down by Bukoby who was still submerged. Legette managed to brake the private's hold and returned to shore without having secured either of the men. Bateman had only been back in the United States for about two months prior to his death and had requested assignment to Fort Sill as he loved the post in general. Upon hearing of his death, Bateman's parents came to Fort Sill for the funeral. Major C.C. Bateman was at the time Chaplain of the 14th Cavalry at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Lt. Col. Harold Bateman was buried in the Post Cemetery and a large detailed black marble headstone marks his grave in Section 3, No. 895. A line from the headstone reads: "He lived right, fought right, died right, A U.S. Regular." In his thirty-second year of life, Bateman left behind a wife and three year old daughter. Pvt. Joe Bukoby's body was sent to Muscatine, Iowa where his mother resided. Bateman Woods north of Four Mile Crossing west of Fort Sill's cantonment area is named in his honor.
Harold Hubert Bateman was born on September 30, 1887 in Red Bluff, California. In 1900, he was living with his parents and siblings at Fort Wright, Washington where his father was a chaplain in the U.S. Army. He enlisted on May 5, 1906 at Fort Huachuca, Arizona and at the time of enlistment was employed as a miner. He had brown eyes, light brown hair, a ruddy complexion, and stood 5' 8" tall. He served in Troop "D" 5th Cavalry until his discharge at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on May 4, 1909 with the rank of sergeant. He immediately reenlisted and served in Troop "D" 5th Cavalry until his discharge on August 9, 1909 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas with the rank of sergeant. He was married to Winnifred Maud Palmer on February 28, 1910. In 1910, he was a commissioned 2nd Lieutenant serving in Battery "B" 1st Field Artillery in the Philippine Islands where his wife was living with him. By 1916, it was reported that Bateman was serving in the 3rd Field Artillery and was due for promotion to 1st Lieutenant. It was about this time that he served during the Mexican Border Campaign. During World War I, Bateman served in France and, following the Armistice, was part of the army of occupation on the Rhine River in Germany. By 1919, Bateman had attained the rank Lieutenant Colonel in the 9th Field Artillery stationed at Fort Sill. On July 4, 1919, Lt. Col. Bateman and several other officers went on a fishing trip four miles west of Fort Sill on Medicine Bluff Creek at a spot known as Heyl's Hole. This location is immediately east of the present low-water bridge over Four Mile Crossing. The deep depression in the creek was reportedly the cause of several drowning deaths in years previous. A soldier who was accompanying the officers' party, Private Joe Bukoby of "F" Battery 14th Field Artillery, was riding Lt. Col. Bateman's horse and somehow rode into the creek. Bateman, seeing the soldier in the middle of the water on horseback, yelled for the man to come back to the shoreline. The young soldier, who did not know how to swim, panicked and fell from his mount. Bateman immediately pulled off his boots and jumped into the water in an attempt to save the floundering soldier. He succeeded in reaching Bukoby and was pulling him to shore when the private again panicked and got a choke hold on the officer. Both men went down as Captain Legette jumped in after them. When Legette reached the approximate spot where the men were last seen, he was suddenly pulled down by Bukoby who was still submerged. Legette managed to brake the private's hold and returned to shore without having secured either of the men. Bateman had only been back in the United States for about two months prior to his death and had requested assignment to Fort Sill as he loved the post in general. Upon hearing of his death, Bateman's parents came to Fort Sill for the funeral. Major C.C. Bateman was at the time Chaplain of the 14th Cavalry at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Lt. Col. Harold Bateman was buried in the Post Cemetery and a large detailed black marble headstone marks his grave in Section 3, No. 895. A line from the headstone reads: "He lived right, fought right, died right, A U.S. Regular." In his thirty-second year of life, Bateman left behind a wife and three year old daughter. Pvt. Joe Bukoby's body was sent to Muscatine, Iowa where his mother resided. Bateman Woods north of Four Mile Crossing west of Fort Sill's cantonment area is named in his honor.
Died at Ft Sill Oklahoma, trying to save a drowning man. His father was C C Bateman, an Army Chaplain. He was posted to the 9th Field Artillery. Member of Pershing's Punative Expedition to Mexico against Pancho Villa. Leaves a daughter, Suzanne, and wife Winnifred Palmer Bateman, in Madison Wisconsin.
Harold Hubert Bateman was born on September 30, 1887 in Red Bluff, California. In 1900, he was living with his parents and siblings at Fort Wright, Washington where his father was a chaplain in the U.S. Army. He enlisted on May 5, 1906 at Fort Huachuca, Arizona and at the time of enlistment was employed as a miner. He had brown eyes, light brown hair, a ruddy complexion, and stood 5' 8" tall. He served in Troop "D" 5th Cavalry until his discharge at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on May 4, 1909 with the rank of sergeant. He immediately reenlisted and served in Troop "D" 5th Cavalry until his discharge on August 9, 1909 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas with the rank of sergeant. He was married to Winnifred Maud Palmer on February 28, 1910. In 1910, he was a commissioned 2nd Lieutenant serving in Battery "B" 1st Field Artillery in the Philippine Islands where his wife was living with him. By 1916, it was reported that Bateman was serving in the 3rd Field Artillery and was due for promotion to 1st Lieutenant. It was about this time that he served during the Mexican Border Campaign. During World War I, Bateman served in France and, following the Armistice, was part of the army of occupation on the Rhine River in Germany. By 1919, Bateman had attained the rank Lieutenant Colonel in the 9th Field Artillery stationed at Fort Sill. On July 4, 1919, Lt. Col. Bateman and several other officers went on a fishing trip four miles west of Fort Sill on Medicine Bluff Creek at a spot known as Heyl's Hole. This location is immediately east of the present low-water bridge over Four Mile Crossing. The deep depression in the creek was reportedly the cause of several drowning deaths in years previous. A soldier who was accompanying the officers' party, Private Joe Bukoby of "F" Battery 14th Field Artillery, was riding Lt. Col. Bateman's horse and somehow rode into the creek. Bateman, seeing the soldier in the middle of the water on horseback, yelled for the man to come back to the shoreline. The young soldier, who did not know how to swim, panicked and fell from his mount. Bateman immediately pulled off his boots and jumped into the water in an attempt to save the floundering soldier. He succeeded in reaching Bukoby and was pulling him to shore when the private again panicked and got a choke hold on the officer. Both men went down as Captain Legette jumped in after them. When Legette reached the approximate spot where the men were last seen, he was suddenly pulled down by Bukoby who was still submerged. Legette managed to brake the private's hold and returned to shore without having secured either of the men. Bateman had only been back in the United States for about two months prior to his death and had requested assignment to Fort Sill as he loved the post in general. Upon hearing of his death, Bateman's parents came to Fort Sill for the funeral. Major C.C. Bateman was at the time Chaplain of the 14th Cavalry at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Lt. Col. Harold Bateman was buried in the Post Cemetery and a large detailed black marble headstone marks his grave in Section 3, No. 895. A line from the headstone reads: "He lived right, fought right, died right, A U.S. Regular." In his thirty-second year of life, Bateman left behind a wife and three year old daughter. Pvt. Joe Bukoby's body was sent to Muscatine, Iowa where his mother resided. Bateman Woods north of Four Mile Crossing west of Fort Sill's cantonment area is named in his honor.
Harold Hubert Bateman was born on September 30, 1887 in Red Bluff, California. In 1900, he was living with his parents and siblings at Fort Wright, Washington where his father was a chaplain in the U.S. Army. He enlisted on May 5, 1906 at Fort Huachuca, Arizona and at the time of enlistment was employed as a miner. He had brown eyes, light brown hair, a ruddy complexion, and stood 5' 8" tall. He served in Troop "D" 5th Cavalry until his discharge at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on May 4, 1909 with the rank of sergeant. He immediately reenlisted and served in Troop "D" 5th Cavalry until his discharge on August 9, 1909 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas with the rank of sergeant. He was married to Winnifred Maud Palmer on February 28, 1910. In 1910, he was a commissioned 2nd Lieutenant serving in Battery "B" 1st Field Artillery in the Philippine Islands where his wife was living with him. By 1916, it was reported that Bateman was serving in the 3rd Field Artillery and was due for promotion to 1st Lieutenant. It was about this time that he served during the Mexican Border Campaign. During World War I, Bateman served in France and, following the Armistice, was part of the army of occupation on the Rhine River in Germany. By 1919, Bateman had attained the rank Lieutenant Colonel in the 9th Field Artillery stationed at Fort Sill. On July 4, 1919, Lt. Col. Bateman and several other officers went on a fishing trip four miles west of Fort Sill on Medicine Bluff Creek at a spot known as Heyl's Hole. This location is immediately east of the present low-water bridge over Four Mile Crossing. The deep depression in the creek was reportedly the cause of several drowning deaths in years previous. A soldier who was accompanying the officers' party, Private Joe Bukoby of "F" Battery 14th Field Artillery, was riding Lt. Col. Bateman's horse and somehow rode into the creek. Bateman, seeing the soldier in the middle of the water on horseback, yelled for the man to come back to the shoreline. The young soldier, who did not know how to swim, panicked and fell from his mount. Bateman immediately pulled off his boots and jumped into the water in an attempt to save the floundering soldier. He succeeded in reaching Bukoby and was pulling him to shore when the private again panicked and got a choke hold on the officer. Both men went down as Captain Legette jumped in after them. When Legette reached the approximate spot where the men were last seen, he was suddenly pulled down by Bukoby who was still submerged. Legette managed to brake the private's hold and returned to shore without having secured either of the men. Bateman had only been back in the United States for about two months prior to his death and had requested assignment to Fort Sill as he loved the post in general. Upon hearing of his death, Bateman's parents came to Fort Sill for the funeral. Major C.C. Bateman was at the time Chaplain of the 14th Cavalry at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Lt. Col. Harold Bateman was buried in the Post Cemetery and a large detailed black marble headstone marks his grave in Section 3, No. 895. A line from the headstone reads: "He lived right, fought right, died right, A U.S. Regular." In his thirty-second year of life, Bateman left behind a wife and three year old daughter. Pvt. Joe Bukoby's body was sent to Muscatine, Iowa where his mother resided. Bateman Woods north of Four Mile Crossing west of Fort Sill's cantonment area is named in his honor.
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