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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Gordon A. Faulkner

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Ashtabula, Ohio

Honored By

Mr. & Mrs. Samuel L. Ponn

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

Missing in action December 24, 1943, presumed dead December 25, 1944. Served on the USS Leary, a destroyer escorting the carrier USS Card CVE-11 when hit by a torpedo from a German U-boat. Sunk in Bay of Biscay off the coast of France; he was 18 years of age.