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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

David Whitcher Gordon

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Westbrook, Maine

Honored By

Debora J. Gordon Longo

Relationship

Daughter

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

WORKED BUILDING LIBERTY SHIPS IN THE SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE SHIPYARDS FROM 1940-1943. JOINED THE U.S. NAVY IN 1943 AND LEARNED UNDERSEA DIVING AND WELDING. SERVED ON THE USS PROTEUS AS-19, THE ONLY SUBMARINE TENDER AT THE SURRENDER OF JAPAN IN TOKYO BAY, UNTIL HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946.