David Robert Gordon
1921 - 1993 (72 years)-
Name David Robert Gordon Birth 15 Feb 1921 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA 
Gender Male Death 3 Dec 1993 Great Bend, Barton, KS - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3693&enc=1>
about David R. Gordon
Name: David R. Gordon
SSN: 322-12-7853
Last Residence: 67530 Great Bend, Barton, Kansas, USA
Born: 15 Feb 1921
Died: 4 Dec 1993
State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951)
Inscription:
Co. C 82nd Eng Combat Btl W W II US Army 1940-1945
Burial:
Great Bend Cemetery
Great Bend
Barton County
Kansas, USA
Plot: Section C
Person ID I2639 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 1 Jun 2017
Father John Gordon, b. 24 Mar 1894, Belfast, Antrim, Ireland d. 18 Dec 1936, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA (Age 42 years) Mother Freda Dorland, b. 10 Jul 1892, Custer City, PA d. 28 Apr 1931, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA (Age 38 years) Family ID F863 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Rose Mengucci, b. 16 Jan 1920, Lake Village, AR d. 3 Jan 1984, Great Bend, Barton, KS (Age 63 years) Marriage 17 Apr 1947 Great Bend, Barton, KS Children 1. John A Gordon, b. 17 Sep 1947, Great Bend, Barton, KS d. 10 Nov 2012, Scott City, Dallas, Texas, United States (Age 65 years)2. Robert William Gordon 3. Sheila Rose Gordon, b. 18 Aug 1958, Great Bend, Barton, KS Family ID F864 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 Mar 2016
- U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3693&enc=1>
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Event Map 
Birth - 15 Feb 1921 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA 
Marriage - 17 Apr 1947 - Great Bend, Barton, KS Death - 3 Dec 1993 - Great Bend, Barton, KS = Link to Google Earth
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Headstones 
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Notes - David was some what of a wild child by his own admission. He didn't say but I suspect he was given a choice of jail or the army in 1940. Served as a cook in an Engineer BN. When his grandmother died in 1942 he failed to return and was AWOL. During his overseas service his unit was mistakenly bombed by our air corps. The story he told was he was buried alive and a buddy saved him. Later when aircraft went over he broke and ran to the rear. He was in and out of VA hospitals with what we now know is PSTD. He worked as a laborer in the oil fields.
Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Applications, WWII, 1950 <http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3147&enc=1>
about David R Gordon
Name: David R Gordon
Birth Date: 15 Feb 1921
Birth Place: Pittsburgh, Alleghany, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Residence Date: 29 Mar 1950
Residence Place: Great Bend, Barton, Kansas, USA
- David was some what of a wild child by his own admission. He didn't say but I suspect he was given a choice of jail or the army in 1940. Served as a cook in an Engineer BN. When his grandmother died in 1942 he failed to return and was AWOL. During his overseas service his unit was mistakenly bombed by our air corps. The story he told was he was buried alive and a buddy saved him. Later when aircraft went over he broke and ran to the rear. He was in and out of VA hospitals with what we now know is PSTD. He worked as a laborer in the oil fields.