Ernest-Lee-Gordon

SP4 ERNEST LEE GORDON



SP4 Ernest Lee Gordon was from Birmingham, AL. He arrived in Vietnam October 18, 1968 and was assigned to A/2-501 IN. KIA: 05/13/1969 (Airborne). Corbett is listed on the 1968 Roster. He is not listed on the KIA Roster which covers 1967 - 1968 because he died in 1969. See accounts from the FB Airborne page here.

Medals and Awards

Bronze Star (Valor)
Bronze Star (Merit)
Purple Heart

Unit Awards & Citations:

RVN Gallantry Cross with Palm Unit Citation
RVN Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class

PHOTOS

Front Ernest Gordon KIA ABN, Richard Stephens, Bob Farrabee, Ira Sturgeon KIA ABN
Back Randy Mace, London Conaway KIA April 69, Lou Pitisci, Ken Bullinger

ERNEST LEE GORDON

CPL - E4 - (Pay grade at loss E3. Posthumous Promotion as indicated) Army - Selective Service, 101st Airborne Division. Length of service 0 years. is tour began on Feb 23, 1969. Casualty was on May 13, 1969 in THUA THIEN, SOUTH VIETNAM, HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY, MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS. Body was recovered.
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BIRTH 12 Sep 1944, Birmingham, AL.
DEATH 13 May 1969 (aged 24), Thừa Thiên-Huế, Vietnam
BURIAL - New Grace Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, AL, USA, MEMORIAL ID 793284843

OBITUARY

I was unable to find an obituary.