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GORDONI, Charles Kenneth - Date of
birth
17 February 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware -
Hometown
New Castle County, Delaware -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13124793 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
409th Bombardment Squadron,
93rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 January 1944 - Place of
death
2km Southwest of Suderschmedeby, south of Flensburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 44 | 56 |
Immediate family
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Members
Nathanniel Goldstein (father)
Lillian Gordoni (mother)
Gordon M. Gordoni (brother)
Earle S. Goldstein (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-23810 -
Data
Type: B-24D
Destination: Kiel, Germany
Mission: Bombing of of the port area
MACR: 8342
More information
Charles K. Gordini graduated from Pierre S. duPont High School, where he was active in dramatics.He enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 7 November 1942; together with his brother Don under the name of their mother, Lillian Gordoni.
Statement T/Sgt Thomas J. Adams
"Our plane crashed because the control cables had been shot in two by anti-aircraft fire. Of course the plane went down in a spin, and there was not much time to get out, therefore we that were in good condition could not aid those that had been wounded and could not help themselves. The aircraft crashed 2 km southwest of Suderschmedeby, south of Flensburg".
Sgt Cornelius Pas and four unidentified American Airmen were buried on the Cemetery Friedenshugel in Flensburg on 8 January 1944.
His brother Don is memorialized on the walls of the Missing at Margraten American War Cemetery.
Another brother Earle also served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in Europe.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Various Family Trees / WWII Enlistment Records, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.newspapers.com - The News Journal, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The News Journal