Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies
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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
- 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.
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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
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Photos 
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, a…
Documents At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
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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).
- [S3607] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Gordon, Fred R. Jr. and Imogene, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18363702/fred-raymond-gordon), none. (Reliability: 2).