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Robert William Gates Sr.

Birth: 12 Oct 1914
Lima, Allen County, Ohio, USA
Death: 23 Jul 1975 (aged 60)
East Pikeland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial: Saint Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery

Chester Springs, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot: C-107-1; Row 5
Memorial ID: 87742607 View Source

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Mr. Gates was Chief of Police, and a Master Sgt. in the US Marine Corps, serving in World War II.

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Elizabeth Virginia "Bette" Smiley Gates

1917–1996

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Robert William Gates Jr

1939–1992

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