World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Thomas J. Gately
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Dorchester, Massachusetts
Honored By
Joseph Gately & Robert F. Healey
Relationship
Brother & Soho
WENT TO BOOT CAMP AT NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND WHERE HE QUALIFIED FOR YEOMAN SCHOOL AT BERDETTE COLLEGE IN BOSTON. UPON GRADUATION HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE AMPHIBIOUS FORCES AT LITTLE CREEK, VIRGINIA. THEN ASSIGNED AND SERVED ABOARD A LSM LANDING SHIP TAKING ON PACIFIC DUTIES.