World War II Honoree

Alfred Y. Gordon

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Honored By

Emma Lee

Relationship

Wife

ENTERED ON ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE ARMY AIR CORPS AND ATTENDED OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL AT MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. SENT TO KELLEY FIELD, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS AND THEN TO WARNER ROBINS AIR BASE, GEORGIA WHERE THE NUCLEUS OF PERSONNEL WAS ASSEMBLED TO FORM AN AIR SERVICE GROUP. UNIT SENT TO FRESNO, CALIFORNIA REPLACEMENT DEPOT TO PICK PERSONNEL TO FILL CORPORAL AND PRIVATE SLOTS IN THE TABLE OF ORGANIZATION. UNIT WAS DESIGNATED AS THE 556TH AIR SERVICE GROUP AND WENT INTO TRAINING FOR 2 MONTHS AT SELFRIDGE FIELD, MICHIGAN. WENT ON A HEAD TO HEAD EXERCISE/TEST WITH ANOTHER GROUP AND WON. SENT TO MOKULEIA, HAWAII AND SERVICED P-47 PURSUIT FIGHTER AIRCRAFT UNTIL THE END OF HOSTILITIES. LATER, SEPARATED FROM SERVICE AT CAMP CHAFFEE, ARKANSAS IN 1946.