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GORDON, William Hubert - Date of
birth
2 February 1915 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Grafton, Taylor County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Taylor County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35739221 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
52nd Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
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Awards
Bronze Star
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
26 March 1945 - Place of
death
Mühlberg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
William R. Gordon (father)
Carrie Gordon (mother)
Iva Gordon (sister)
Martha Gordon (sister)
James Gordon (brother)
Robert Gordon (brother)
Mary D. (Parker) Gordon (wife)
More information
Pvt William H. Gordon enlisted in August 1943.He was taken prisoner on 18 December 1944 in the vicinity of Longvilly, Belgium and died in Stalag IV-B.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - World War II Prisoners of War, World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, World War II Young American Patriots, 1941-1945