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GORDON, John Wadsworth - Date of
birth
28 August 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36626898 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
157th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 January 1945 - Place of
death
Reipertswiller, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal -
Tablets of the Missing
* This soldier has been accounted for. A rosette has been placed next to his name.
Immediate family
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Members
George W. Gordon (father)
Janet S. (Sheldon) Gordon (mother)
George S. Gordon (brother)
Janet A. Gordon (sister)
Margaret Gordon (sister)
Anne P. Gordon (sister)
Evelyn A. (Gunkle) Gordon (wife)
More information
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced on 18 July 2022 that Pfc John W. Gordon was accounted for on 13 July 2022.In January 1945, Gordon was assigned to G Company of the 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division. The unit was engaged with German forces during the Battle of Reipertswiller in France. On 17 January 1945, Gordon was killed when his company, which had been cut off from allied forces the day before, was subjected to a German counterattack. By 20 January 1945, all of the men from Company G had been killed or captured, and American forces were unable to recover Gordon’s body.
Further information will follow (information added August 2022).
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – George Gordon Family / 1930 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com – William Gordon
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Have Paws will travel, www.ancestry.com – James Gordon