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Gates, Fred Horatio, II, LCDR.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Centreville, MD
Last Address Centreville, MD
Casualty Date Aug 19, 1967
Cause Non Hostile- Died Other Causes
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Sea
Location South China Sea
Conflict Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase III Campaign (67-68)
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Other Memories Fred Horatio Gates II wandered Annapolis way from Wilmington, Delaware, via Severn Prep School. In the course of his wandering he developed a philosophy which he follows to the letter, "Take it easy, 'cause it's all relative." Nothing presented a problem to Pete. "If it can't be surmounted; then pass it by; it will always come out in the wash." Pete was on the Freedom crew, participated in company sports, and worked on the Trident staff. Busy with sandpaper or varnish, he was usually found on a spar of the Freedom where he considered how nice it would be if he could supervise instead of demonstrate. Though most of the lads didn't like those high places, Pete would always say, "What's a hundred feet." FIELDBALL - 3, 2 SOCCER - 4 TRIDENT MAGAZINE STAFF - 4, 3, 2 BOAT CLUB - 3, 2 SAILING - 3, 2 "The Lucky Bag, 1954" (USNA Yearbook)
