GORDON, Russell Everett

1927 - 1985  (58 years)

• Name	GORDON, Russell Everett
  		Clay City, Illinois 125th Anniversary Activities (Part 1) Filmed in 1980 and narrated by Ron Payne, this video includes citizens and landmarks of Clay City, Illinois
  Birth	15 May 1927	Shelby County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	GORD.R003
  _FGRAVE	18348976
  Military Service	World War II, Seaman First Class, United States Navy  [2, 3]
  	Enlisted on March 17, 1945 and entered active service as an Apprentice Seaman on May 7, 1945 at the Navy Recruiting Station, Springfield, Illinois. Completed boot camp at Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois, with further training at Naval Air Technical Training Center, Corpus Christi, Texas. Assigned to and served aboard the Escort Carrier USS Barron CVE-115. Honorably discharged as a Seaman First Class on August 9, 1946 at Naval Personnel Separation Center, Unit #4, Great Lakes, Illinois. Earned the American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal. This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2187054
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Military Service Ribbons, Gordon, Russell Everett (1927-1985) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		United States Navy
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Honoree, Gordon, Russell Everett (1927-1985)
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Naval Station Great Lakes, North Chicago, Illinois
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  Death	28 Dec 1985	Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 4, 5]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Gordon, Dixie J. and Russell E.
  		Headstone, Gordon, Russell E. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I13581	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Patridge - Hough Elmer Newell Patridge and Amanda Hough Descendants, Gordon - Denier Fred Raymond Gordon Sr. and Ruth Delight Denier Descendants, Hunley - Pryor Archibald Henry 'Arch' Hunley and Nancy Ellen Pryor Descendants
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Gordon, Fred Raymond Sr.,   b. 15 Sep 1899   d. 14 Mar 1989 (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Denier, Ruth Delight,   b. 30 Mar 1902   d. 11 May 1975 (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	8 Feb 1927  [6]
  Age at Marriage	He : 27 years and 5 months - She : 24 years and 11 months.
  Family ID	F4511	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	HUNLEY, D.J.
  Children	+ 1. GORDON, Connie J.,   b. 26 Sep 1950, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 23 Nov 2007, St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois (Age 57 years)   2. Gordon, R.   3. GORDON, T.L.   4. GORDON, R.   5. GORDON, S.
  Family ID	F5866	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S3612] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Gordon, Dixie J. and Russell E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18348976/russell-e.-gordon), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3613] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Gordon, Russell E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18348976/russell-e.-gordon), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14763] https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/, World War II Honoree, Russell Everett Gordon, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2187054) (Reliability: 2). [S2644] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bissey, Marilyn J., 74, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39220964/marilyn-j_-bissey), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14905] The County Commoner, Noble, Illinois, Obituary, Gordon, Russell E., 58, (The County Commoner, 31 December 1985, Page 3), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14756] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Gordon, Fred R. and Ruth D., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129273354/fred-raymond-gordon), none. (Reliability: 2).