Gordon Samuel H.

Monuments

493rd Bombardment Group Honor Roll

Name:

Samuel H. Gordon

Rank:

Flight Officer

Serial Number:

T-127439

Unit:

863rd Bomber Squadron, 493rd Bomber Group (Heavy)

Date of Death:

1945-01-13

State:

Massachusetts

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Samuel H. Gordon was born in Revere, Massachusetts. He served in the 863rd Bomber Squadron, 493rd Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Flight Officer and Navigator on the B-17G #43-38271 'Big Buster' during World War II. He was Killed in Action on January 13, 1945, when his B-17 was hit by flak and crashed at Bauscheim, Germany.

F/O Gordon's current burial place is unknown.

B-17G #43-38271 'Big Buster' crew:
Norman Lamoreaux, Sam Gordon, Tom Tucker, Ralend Rhodes, Dick Pearce, Irving Weiss, Doug Carlock, Jerome Eaton, Ellsworth Gustafson

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