Background
Gates, Mahlon Eugene was born on August 21, 1919 in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Samuel Clayton and Elsie (Nieweg) Gates.
government official research executive army officer
Gates, Mahlon Eugene was born on August 21, 1919 in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Samuel Clayton and Elsie (Nieweg) Gates.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1942. Master of Science, University Illinois, 1948. Postgraduate, Command and General Staff College, 1957.
Postgraduate, Army War College, 1962. Postgraduate, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1965.
Commissioned Second lieutenant, United States Army, 1942; advanced through grades to brigadier general, United States Army, 1966; area engineer, Iran, Gulf District, 1960-1961; chief, engineer branch, officer, Personnel Directorate, Department Army, 1963-1964; general staff, Department Army, 1964-1966; commanding general, Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, 1966-1967; director construction, Vietnam, 1967; director research, development and engineering, Army Materiel Command, Washington, 1971; retired, 1972; manager, Nevada operations office Atomic Energy Commission now Department Energy, Las Vegas, 1972-1982; senior vice president, S.W. Research Institute, San Antonio, 1982-1989; retired, S.W. Research Institute, San Antonio, 1989. Leader United States science tesm to N.W. Territories during recovery operations for crashed nuclear-powered Russian satellite, 1978.
Past president Boulder Dam Area council Boy Scouts American. Past chairman advisory board Clark County Community College.
Married Esther Boone Campbell, July 4, 1972. Children by previous marriage: Pamela Townley, Lawrence Alan.