Replacement Depot at Fort McDowell, California from 1924 to 1929. Death and burial He was commander of the 15th Field Artillery Brigade when he became ill in December, 1929. He was hospitalized at Walter Reed Army Medical Center until April, 1930, when he was transferred to Letterman Army Hospital in San Francisco. Gatley died in San Francisco, California on January 8, 1931. He was buried at San Francisco National Cemetery, Section OS, Row 1, Site 11. At his death, Gatley held the permanent rank of colonel. His rank of brigadier general was restored after he died as the result of a 1930 law which allowed World War I generals to retire at the highest rank they had held. Family In 1897, Gatley married Elizabeth "Bessie" Walton Crabb (1876–1954), the daughter of Major George W. Crabb of the 5th Field Artillery. They were the parents of two daughters: Edith (1898–1985), the wife of Robert T. Nash and John Donald MacKenzie; and Dorothy (1902–1981), an actress whose stage name was Ann Harding. References Sources Books Newspapers Internet External links 1868 births 1931 deaths United States Military Academy alumni United States Army War College alumni American military personnel of the Spanish–American War Burials at San Francisco National Cemetery United States Army Field Artillery Branch personnel United States Army generals of World War I United States Army generals Military personnel from Maine