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GORDON, Melvin P - Date of
birth
21 April 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Kenyon, Goodhue County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Fairbault, Rice County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37589802 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 November 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 5 | 48 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Peter P. Gordon (father)
Sophie L. (Odegard) Gordon (mother)
Minnie G. Gordon (sister)
Palmer M. Gordon (brother)
Myrtle J. Gordon (sister)
Sylvia J. Gordon (sister)
Bernette W. Gordon (brother)
Walter P. Gordon (brother)
Mary M. Gordon (wife)
Patricia Gordon (daughter)
Mary J. Gordon (daughter)
More information
Pvt Melvin P. Gordon was a driver before he enlisted at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 14 February 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 / Faragher Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920/1940 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy