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GORDON, Maughn Sagers - Date of
birth
20 April 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Tooele, Tooele County, Utah -
Hometown
Salt Lake County, Utah
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39922533 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
31 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Colmar, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 14 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Peter M. Gordon (father)
Mable L. (Sagers) Gordon (mother)
Mable C. Gordon (sister)
Lagrand S. Gordon (brother)
Lois B. (Sorensen) Gordon (wife)
Paul M. Gordon (son)
More information
Pfc Maughn S. Gordon graduated from Tooele High School and was a machinist before he enlisted in Salt Lake City, Utah on 16 November 1943. He was sent overseas in June 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Elmer Bates Family Tree / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Utah Military Records / 1930 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy, www.newspapers.com – The Salt Lake Tribune Utah