World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James E. Gates
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Wetumpka, Alabama
Honored By
Damon E. Gates
Relationship
Son
ARRIVED IN EUROPE, OCTOBER 28, 1944. SERVED AS AN INFANTRY SERGEANT AND FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. AWARDED BRONZE STAR 2ND AWARD, JUNE 16, 1945, AT LAICHINGEN, GERMANY, BY ANDREW TYSCHEN, BRIGADIER GENERAL, 100TH INFANTRY DIVISION.