Walter Gordon
Army
Yaphank
Walter Gordon
Walter Gordon was
born on August 17, 1925 at Brooklyn, New York. He was the son of
Anna (Egenberger) and Anthony Gordon. Before the war, he was living
in Yaphank and was employed as a carpenter. He was inducted into the
Army on June 26th, 1944 at Camp Upton, New York. He was
assigned to Company L, 319th Infantry, 80th
Division. Gordon left the United States on May 13, 1944 from Camp
Miles Standish aboard the USS Mt. Vernon arriving in England. He was
involved in engagements at the Rhineland and the Ardennes. Gordon
was awarded the European – African - Middle Eastern Service Medal,
Purple Heart, Oak Leaf Cluster, and Combat Infantry Badge. Gordon
was hospitalized in France and Germany, and was then shipped to a
hospital in England. He was discharged from the Army on June 30,
1945 at Camp Upton, New York.