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Personal info

Full name
GORDEN, Kenneth L "Pete"
Date of birth
15 March 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Decatur County, Iowa
Hometown
Decatur County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
37692772
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
335th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 November 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 16 30

Immediate family

Members
Lloyd E. Gorden (father)
Goldie F. (Sly) Gorden (mother)
Danny J. Gorden (brother)
Keith Gorden (brother)
Earl E. Gorden (brother)
Paul E. Gorden (brother)
Dorothy I. Gorden (sister)
Chester D. Gorden (brother)
Freda F. Gorden (sister)
Lila B. Gorden (sister)

More information

Pvt Kenneth L. Gorden enlisted at Camp Dodge, Iowa on 24 March 1944.

One photo shows Pvt Gordon with his little nephew Eddie.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Dorine Smeets, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / 1930 Census / Gorden's Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Dorine Lemmens