World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Gordon H. White, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Bedford, Virginia
Honored By
Kay Giuseppe
KILLED JUNE 6, 1944 IN THE NORMANDY INVASION. WHITE WAS SHOT WHILE STILL IN THE LANDING CRAFT APPROACHING OMAHA BEACH IN THE FIRST WAVE, AND WAS ONE OF 19 MEN WHO WERE KILLED THAT DAY FROM THE SMALL TOWN OF BEDFORD, VIRGINIA.