World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Allyn 'Flash' Gordon
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Harwich Port, Massachusetts
Honored By
James W. King
Relationship
Shipmate
SERVED ABOARD THE USS WASP CV-18 FROM 1943 TO 1945 WITH THE V-6 DIVISION. MEDALS AND RIBBONS: AMERICAN CAMPAIGN, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN, ASIATIC-PACIFIC WITH 1 SILVER AND 3 BRONZE STARS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION WITH 2 BRONZE STARS, PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, NAVY COMMENDATION, OCCUPATION MEDAL WITH ASIA CLASP AND THE PURPLE HEART.