SERGEANT
THOMAS WILBUR KATES, USMC (DECEASED) 
 

Original General Order

Medal of Honor Citation

Born: 7 May 1861 or 1865 in Shelby Center, New York

Enlisted: 21 July 1899 in Brooklyn, New York     

Medal of Honor awarded: 19 July 1901

Rank at time of award: Private

Separation from Service: Deserted on 19 May 1903

Date of Death: 6 May 1931

Burial: Flushing Cemetery in Flushing, New York

Boxer Rebellion Medal of Honor