United States of America
JG
Lieutenant Colonel James Wayne Gates served in the U.S. Army. James served with the MACV ADVISORS. James served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War. James was 32 years old.
How He Died
Manner
Undetermined
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
Circumstance
Missing in action
Service Record
U.S. Army
1980: Fixed Wing Aviation Unit Commander
FIXED WING AVIATION UNIT COMMANDER
MER ROUGE, LA
1977
Pay grade O05.
Conflicts
Awards & Decorations
6
Foreign awards
Memorials
Burial Information
Cemetery
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
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James Wayne Gates
Lieutenant Colonel
U.S. Army
- 1977
U.S. MILITARY ASSISTANCE COMMAND, VIETNAM
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