World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Franklin Gates, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Anderson, South Carolina
Honored By
James O. Sweeny
Relationship
Classmate
HE SERVED WITH THE 13TH AIR FORCE, 419TH NIGHT FIGHTER SQUADRON. HE SAW ACTION IN NEW GUINEA, NORTHERN SOLOMON'S, THE BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO, AND THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES, RETURNING TO CIVILIAN LIFE IN LATE 1945.