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Pfc. Gordon O. Chance

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Pfc. Gordon O. Chance Veteran

Birth
Maryland, USA
Death
7 Jun 1944 (aged 24)
Italy
Burial
Centreville, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.0443954, Longitude: -76.0704269
Memorial ID
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Gordon served as a Private First Class, 117th Calvary Rec. Squadron (Mecz), U.S. Army during World War II.

He resided in Queen Anne's County, Maryland prior to the war.

Gordon enlisted in the Army on October 8, 1941, prior to the war, in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted as being employed as a Farm Hand and also as Single, without dependents.

He was "Killed In Action" when the jeep he was driving hit a mine and killed him instantly during the war. He was awarded a Purple Heart.

Service # 33068104

( Bio by: Russ Pickett )

( Burial Location found by: Anne Cady )
Gordon served as a Private First Class, 117th Calvary Rec. Squadron (Mecz), U.S. Army during World War II.

He resided in Queen Anne's County, Maryland prior to the war.

Gordon enlisted in the Army on October 8, 1941, prior to the war, in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted as being employed as a Farm Hand and also as Single, without dependents.

He was "Killed In Action" when the jeep he was driving hit a mine and killed him instantly during the war. He was awarded a Purple Heart.

Service # 33068104

( Bio by: Russ Pickett )

( Burial Location found by: Anne Cady )

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  • Created by: Russ Pickett
  • Added: Apr 30, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69175405/gordon_o-chance: accessed ), memorial page for Pfc. Gordon O. Chance (7 May 1920–7 Jun 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 69175405, citing Chesterfield Cemetery, Centreville, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by Russ Pickett (contributor 46575736).