Background
LINCOLN, Gatewood Sanders was born on August 5, 1875 in Liberty, Missouri. Son of James E. and Margaret P. (Bird) Lincoln.
LINCOLN, Gatewood Sanders was born on August 5, 1875 in Liberty, Missouri. Son of James E. and Margaret P. (Bird) Lincoln.
United States Naval Academy.
Ensign, Span.-American War. Lieutenant Commander, Fleet Engineer, United States Asiatic Fleet, 1908-1910. Navigator, Executive, U. S.S. South Carolina, 1914-1915.
Command United States Ship Dolphin, 1915. Head, Department Electrical Engineering, Naval Academy, 1916. Command United States Ship Pawhatan, transport, 1917-1918.
Command United States Ship St. Louis, 1918-1919. Chief of Staff, United States Asiatic Fleet, 1922-1924. Officer of Naval Operations, 1925-1927.
Command United States Ship Colorado, 1927-1928, Governor, American Samoa, 1929. Awarded: Span.-American War, Santiago Campaign badge, Sampson medal, 1905, Cuban Pacification, 1914 Vera Cruz Campaign badge, World War, Navy Cross, Victory Medal.
Spouse Enfield C. Stofdale, June 20, 1900, Liberty, Missouri.