World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Gordon Maurice Lilly
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Colorado
Honored By
A Grateful American
Served in the European theater of operations in Normandy with the 82nd Airborne. He was Killed in Action D-Day June 6, 1944. Recipient of the Purple Heart medal, combat infantryman badge, marksmanship badge, parachute badge, WWII Victory medal, American theater campaign medal, presidential citation, Good Conduct and European-African-Middle Eastern campaign ribbon.