Rank/Rate	Lieutenant, Junior Grade
Service Number	O-147888
Birth Date	September 18, 1920
From	Bakersfield, California
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Growler (SS-215)
Loss Date	November 8, 1944
Location	South China Sea
Circumstances	Probably sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	Gordon was born in Greeley, Colorado.

Photo and information courtesy of  Harold Jewett, brother.  Additional information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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