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