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HENDERSON, Gordon - Date of
birth
5 March 1924 -
Age
20 -
Place of birth
Camden, Camden County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Camden, Camden County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32750268 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Sivry, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 5 | 24 |
Immediate family
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Members
John Henderson (father)
Georgina Henderson (mother)
Jack Henderson (brother)
Louise Henderson (sister)
Anna Henderson (wife)
More information
Pfc Gordon Henderson attended 4 years of high school and worked in a company that produced radios before he enlisted in Camden, New Jersey, on 8 February 1943.He was first reported lightly wounded in action on 4 October.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thDivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Denise Kellam, www.newspapers.com - Courier-Post - 3 November 1944