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Personal info

Full name
CHAMBERLAIN, Gordon Clark
Date of birth
29 March 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
California
Hometown
San Diego, San Diego County, California

Military service

Service number
O-542734
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Pilot
Unit
82nd Troop Carrier Squadron,
436th Troop Carrier Group
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 13 13

Immediate family

Members
J. Clark Chamberlain (father)
Kathryn (Earl) Chamberlain (mother)
Barbara R. Chamberlain (sister)
Eloise (Jensen) Chamber (wife)

More information

Lt Gordon C. Chamberlain, 24 was one of the first glider pilots to land in France in support of D-Day operations in Normandy. For this he received a Presidential Unit Citation and the Air Medal for "suberb performance in initial troop carrier phase of the invasion." He had served in Europe for 15 months when he was killed in action in Germany on March 24, 1945. Another alumnus, F/O James W. Wallace, later reported he has seen Gordon's final landing site and said:"I saw him in the field but there wasn't much anyone could do. He landed his load in good condition and took care of his troops. " At San Diego State he starred in the studentwritten play "Colonel's Lady," worked on the puplicity Committee for associated Students and was appointed to a seat on the Student Council. He was the vice president of Sigma Delta Epsilon fraternity, president of toastmasters in 1942, and was a member of Oceotl service group and Tau Sigma economists.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com, 1940 Census / Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, https://adminlb.modules.com, http://abmceducation.org

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Des Philippet, https://adminlb.modules.com, http://abmceducation.org