Gordon, Russell Everett

1927 - 1985  (58 years)

• Name	Gordon, Russell Everett
  		Clay City, Illinois 125th Anniversary Activities (Part 1) Filmed in 1980 and narrated by Ron Payne, this video includes citizens and landmarks of Clay City, Illinois
  Birth	15 May 1927	Shelby County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	GORD.R003
  _FGRAVE	18348976
  Military Service	World War II, Seaman First Class, United States Navy  [2, 3]
  	Enlisted on March 17, 1945 and entered active service as an Apprentice Seaman on May 7, 1945 at the Navy Recruiting Station, Springfield, Illinois. Completed boot camp at Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois, with further training at Naval Air Technical Training Center, Corpus Christi, Texas. Assigned to and served aboard the Escort Carrier USS Barron CVE-115. Honorably discharged as a Seaman First Class on August 9, 1946 at Naval Personnel Separation Center, Unit #4, Great Lakes, Illinois. Earned the American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific 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: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2187054
  		Flag of the United States, 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…
  		United States Navy Shield
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		Military Service Ribbons, Russell Everett Gordon (1927-1985) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Navy
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Naval Station Great Lakes, North Chicago, Illinois
  		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. …
  		World War II Honoree, Gordon, Russell Everett (1927-1985)
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 01 of 26 pages 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. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 02 of 26 pages 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. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 03 of 26 pages 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. This…
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007, page 12 of 26 pages 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. This…
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  Death	28 Dec 1985	Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 4, 5]
  	Russell E. Gordon, 58, of Clay City, died of a heart attack at Clay City Hospital, Flora, at 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 28. Services will be at the Clay City Baptist Church with Rev. Charles Allen presiding. Burial will follow in the Clay City Cemetery with full military rites. Visitation will be in the Hosselton-Bookhout-Engelmeier Funeral Home, Clay City. He was born May 15, 1927, in Shelby County to Fred and Ruth (Denier) Gordon, Sr. He married Dixie Hunley, who survives, Nov. 11, 1947, in Clay City. He was the owner and operator of Gordon's Lucky Dollar Food Store in Clay City. Mr. Gordon was a veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Clay City Baptist Church, the Clay City American Legion, Clay City Odd Fellows, and was president of the Clay City Lions Club. He was a former mayor of Clay City. He is survived by his wife, Dixie, Clay City; his father, Fred Gordon, Sr., Clay City; two sons, Richard and Randy, both of Clay City; three daughters, Mrs. Trudy Harris, Mt. Olive; Mrs. Connie Dust, Shumway; Mrs. Sondra Geiger, Olney; four brothers, Bob, Orlando, Fla.; John, Clay City; Jack, Decatur; Wayne, Mahomet; five sisters, Mrs. Jenny Newsome, Decatur; Mrs. June Shomaker, Decatur; Mrs. Doris Greene, Decatur; Mrs. Virginia Jennings, Flora; Mrs. Marilyn Bissey, Clay City; and six grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his mother and a brother. Memorials may be made to the Clay City Lions Club or to the church of one's choice. Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, Dec, 185.
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I13581	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Gordon - Denier Fred Raymond Gordon Sr. and Ruth Delight Denier Descendants, Hunley - Pryor Archibald Henry 'Arch' Hunley and Nancy Ellen Pryor Descendants, Patridge - Hough Elmer Newell Patridge and Amanda Hough Descendants
  Last Modified	4 Jun 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]
  Age at Marriage	He : 27 years and 5 months - She : 24 years and 11 months.
  Family ID	F4511	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	+ 1. Gordon, Connie J.,   b. 26 Sep 1950, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 23 Nov 2007, St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois (Age 57 years) > 2. Living + 3. Living   4. Living > 5. Living
  Family ID	F5866	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 15 May 1927 - Shelby County, Illinois Death - 28 Dec 1985 - Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Headstone, Gordon, Dixie J. and Russell E.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3612] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Gordon, Dixie J. and Russell E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18348976/russell-e.-gordon), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3613] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Gordon, Russell E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18348976/russell-e.-gordon), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14763] https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/, World War II Honoree, Russell Everett Gordon, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2187054) (Reliability: 2). [S2644] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Bissey, Marilyn J., 74, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39220964/marilyn-j_-bissey), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14905] The County Commoner, Noble, Illinois, Obituary, Gordon, Russell E., 58, (The County Commoner, 31 December 1985, Page 3), 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).