World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Lindsay T. Bernard Tate, Sr. Nevaquaya
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Apache, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN JANUARY, 1946, AFTER THE END OF HOSTILITIES. INDUCTED AT CAMP CHAFFEE AT FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS. TOOK BASIC TRAINING AND ATTENDED CHEMICAL WARFARE SCHOOL AT THE AVIATION CADET CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER, WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF PRIVATE AT FORT SAM HOUSTON IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS IN AUGUST, 1946. ISSUED THE HONORABLE DEFENSE LAPEL BUTTON. AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. DRAFTED INTO THE U.S. MARINE CORPS AFTER THE WAR AND SERVED AS AN INFANTRYMAN UNTIL AGAIN HONORABLY DISCHARGED.