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Personal info

Full name
SPRINGSTEEN, Gordon Lee
Date of birth
6 September 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Richards, Vernon County, Missouri
Hometown
Waltman, Fremont County, Wyoming

Military service

Service number
20949839
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
406th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 March 1945
Place of death
Near Krefeld, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 21 11

Immediate family

Members
James W. Springsteen (father)
Elizabeth (Fluber) Springsteen (mother)
Howard L. Springsteen (brother)
Marjorie J. Springsteen (sister)
Margaret (Whiteaway) Springsteen (wife)

More information

T/Sgt Gordon L. Springsteen graduated from High School in Casper and attended college.

He joined the National Guard in Lander, Wyoming on 24 February 1941.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Campbell Family Tree, www.newspapers.com - Casper Star-Tribune

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Vernon County (MO) Historical Society - Will Tollerton, www.newspapers.com - Casper Star-Tribune