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Staff Sergeant Robert J Gordanier

Name Robert J Gordanier
Rank Staff Sergeant
Army Serial # 20641216
State Michigan
Date of death 1944-10-03
Plot, Row, Grave E, 5, 40
Cemetery Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England, Google Maps
Unit 323rd Field Artillery Battalion, 83rd Infantry Division
Awards Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster
Remarks General Order 17 lists his commendation for a Purple Heart for wounds received in action on July 10, 1944. This Purple Heart is, for unknown reasons, not listed with the ABMC records. The commendation can be seen below.
Documents - Citation Purple Heart, GO #17
- Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan, 25 Oct 1942
Grave Soldier
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