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Roy A. Gatewood

(28 Jun 1919 - 11 Sep 1993)



Find A Grave Memorial# 688011
Roy Gatewood was a medic with the 194th Tank Battalion. He fought on Bataan and became a Japanese Prisoner of War on April 9, 1942. He spent over two years in POW camps in the Philippines. He was liberated by American Rangers on January 31, 1945 at Cabanatuan POW Camp.
Born 28 Jun 1919 in Arkansas, died 11 Sep 1993, Del Valle, Travis Co, TX
Buried Fort Sam Houston National Cemtery, San Antonio, Bexar, TX, with wife Elizabeth L. Gatewood, b. 10 Nov 1921, d. 4 Aug 2006

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Birth28 Jun 1919Louisana
Death11 Sep 1993San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

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FatherHenry Omar Gatewood (1879 - 1953)
MotherFloris May Comstock (1891 - 1976)
SiblingMary M. Gatewood (1914 - )
SiblingMorey J. Gatewood (1917 - )
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