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Personal info

Full name
GORDEN, James A
Date of birth
7 July 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Indiana
Hometown
Elwood, Madison County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35572920
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
Anti-Tank Company,
301st Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
8 February 1945
Place of death
Near Perl, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 4 39

Immediate family

Members
Herbert M. Gorden (father)
Marie Gorden (mother)
Ethel Gorden (sister)

More information

Pfc James A. Gorden attended high school for 4 years before he enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 7 December 1942. He was sent overseas in July 1944.

He had been seriously wounded in Germany on 7 February 1945.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, www.newspapers.com - The Call Leader Indiana - 20 February 1945 / 26 February 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.newspapers.com - The Call Leader Indiana - 26 February 1945