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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Benjamin Gordon

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Philidelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Lewis A. Gordon

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

B-17 FLIGHT ENGINEER, TOP TURRET GUNNER. SERVED IN NORTH AFRICA AND ENGLAND. TOTAL OF 52 MISSIONS BEFORE BEING WOUNDED IN APRIL 1943. COMMISSIONED 2ND LIEUTENANT IN JUNE 1943. BECAME GROUP GUNNERY OFFICER UNTIL END OF WAR. SERVED TOTAL OF 27 YEARS. DIED ON ACTIVE DUTY IN FEBRUARY 1967 AT RANK OF FULL COLONEL. BURIED AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.