Fred Horatio Gates, II
Lieutenant Commander
VA-25, CVW-15, USS CORAL SEA, TF 77, 7TH FLEET United States Navy Centreville, Maryland July 25, 1932 to August 19, 1967 FRED H GATES II is on the Wall at Panel 25E, Line 22 |
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A Note from The Virtual WallUSS CORAL SEA with Carrier Air Wing 15 embarked returned to Vietnam on 10 August 1967. On the 19th, while conducting training operations on Dixie Station off the South Vietnamese coast, an A-1H (BuNo 137575) went down with an engine failure. The pilot, LCDR Fred H. Gates II, did not survive the ditching attempt.All available official records indicate that LCDR Gates's body was recovered, but his family advises that isn't so - he was lost at sea. The USS CORAL SEA tribute website contains the following: Fred Horatio Gates II - 8/19/67 |
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