World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Samuel J. Gordon
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Norwich, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 1034TH ENGINEER GAS GENERATING UNIT AS A OXYGEN AND ACETYLENE PLANT OPERATOR IN THE RHINELAND. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.