Gordon, Fred Raymond Jr.

1923 - 1983  (59 years)

• Name	Gordon, Fred Raymond
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	30 Mar 1923	Moweaqua Township, Shelby County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	GORD.F002
  _FGRAVE	18363702
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, Squadron Bomb Group, 4117 Army Air Forces Base Unit, United States Army Air Forces  [2, 3]
  	Enlisted in the Air Corps and entered active service on May 8, 1942 at Peoria, Illinois. Completed basic training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Military Policeman (677). Assigned to and served with Squadron BG, 4117 Army Air Forces Base Unit, Robbins Field, Savannah, Georgia. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on December 7, 1945 at the Separation Base, Scott Field, Illinois. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American 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: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2187053
  		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. …
  		Military Service Ribbons, Gordon, Fred R. Jr. (1923-1983) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		World War II Honoree, Gordon, Fred R. (1923-1983)
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Robins Air Force Base, Houston County, Georgia
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		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 (1939-1945)
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  Death	4 Mar 1983	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 4, 5]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Gordon, Fred R. Jr. and Imogene
  		Headstone, Gordon, Fred R. Jr. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I13580	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Gordon - Denier Fred Raymond Gordon Sr. and Ruth Delight Denier Descendants
  Last Modified	20 Jul 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]
  Family ID	F4511	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wilcox, H. Imogene,   b. 9 Jul 1922, Doddridge County, West Virginia d. 29 Jan 2015, Burgin Manor Nursing Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	9 Jun 1946  [1, 5]
  Children	> 1. Gordon, T.R. > 2. Gordon, S.A. > 3. Gordon, Tamara Jaye,   b. 17 Dec 19__ > 4. Gordon, S.D.
  Family ID	F6383	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Mar 1923 - Moweaqua Township, Shelby County, Illinois Death - 4 Mar 1983 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3607] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Gordon, Fred R. Jr. and Imogene, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18363702/fred-raymond-gordon), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3611] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Gordon, Fred R. Jr., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18363702/fred-raymond-gordon), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14762] https://www.wwiimemorial.com/, World War II Honoree, Fred R. Gordon, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2187053) (Reliability: 2). [S2644] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bissey, Marilyn J., 74, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39220964/marilyn-j_-bissey), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3608] Clay County Advocate-Press, Obituary, Gordon, H. Imogene, 92, (http://remembering-when.com/advocatepress/obituaries.shtml?refresh=true), 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).