World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jack B. Gordy
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Greenville, Georgia
Honored By
Ronald F. Gordy
Relationship
Son
SERVED 1943-1945 AND WAS DISCHARGED AS A TECHNICAL SERGEANT. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER WHERE HE BECAME A POW. RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 5 BRONZE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, POW MEDAL, THE RUPTURED DUCK LAPEL PIN, AIR MEDAL WITH 5 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS AND PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH 1 BRONZE STAR. SERVED AS A RADIO OPERATOR AND WAIST GUNNER ON A B-25.