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Personal info

Full name
GORDON, Alfred G
Date of birth
19 June 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Syracuse, Onandaga County, New York
Hometown
Onondaga County, New York
Ethnicity
unknown

Military service

Service number
42096955
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Pingsheim, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 9 3

Immediate family

Members
Abram Gordon (father)
Mary Gordon (mother)
Marvin Gordon (brother)
Leonard Gordon (brother)

More information

Pvt Alfred G. Gordon graduated from Vocational High School and was a photographer before he enlisted in Syracuse, New York on 4 August 1944. He

He had only be overseas for four weeks when he was killed.

Also his brother Marvin served in the European Theatre of Operations.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Alfred M. Gordon (nephew), www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / WWII Enlistment Record / New York State Birth Index, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet