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Personal info

Full name
GATES, Nelson Nelles Jr
Date of birth
4 November 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Great Lakes, Lake County, Illinois
Hometown
Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington

Military service

Service number
O-548171
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 November 1944
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 8 42

Immediate family

Members
Nelson N. Gates (father)
Emily Gates (mother)
Robert N. Gates (brother)

More information

2nd Lt Nelson N. Gates Jr. attended the University of Washington.

He enlisted in Fort Lewis, Washington on 16 April 1943.

The picture was taken at the university in 1941.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / WWII Enlistment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, Washington State Honor Roll

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - University of Washington 1941