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Personal info

Full name
GORDON, Elmer Eugene
Date of birth
16 June 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
Hometown
Montgomery County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35635228
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
117th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Scherpenseel, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 7 27

Immediate family

Members
Edward W. Gordon (father)
Elsie M. (Evis) Gordon (mother)
Alice E. Gordon (sister)
John Gordon (brother)
Chester Gordon (brother)

More information

Pfc Elmer E. Gordon enlisted at Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky on 29 March 1943. He was overseas since May 1944.

At the time of his death his brother John served in the Pacific Theater of Operations and his brother Chester was stationed in Baltimore. Also his sister Alice served during the war.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Gordon Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.oldhickory30th.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Jaap Vermeer