World War II Honoree

Edward Stanton Gordon

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Jackson, Mississippi

Honored By

Brenda Carol Gordon

Relationship

Daughter

HE WAS A PRISONER OF WAR IN A JAPANESE PRISON CAMP FROM MAY 1942 TO JANUARY 1945. HE PARTICIPATED IN ACTION AGAINST JAPANESE FORCES ON BATAAN, CORREGIDOR AND FORT HUGHES IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE. SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON ISSUED. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL.