Gordon E. Hennen
Silver Star
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS
DURING World War II
Service: Army
Division: 9th Infantry Division
GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, 9th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 83 (1944)
CITATION:
(Citation Needed): Gordon E. Hennen, United States Army, is reported to have been awarded the Silver Star under the below-listed General Orders for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 9th Infantry Division during World War II.
He was also awarded the Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Son of Albert Monroe and Anna Emmaline (Frazier) Hennen.
In 1929, married Ruth Eugene Banner.
To this union three children were born:
Hildred Cathleen Hennen (1931-2011) m. Harold Eugene Shoop
Harold Lloyd Hennen, m. Marjory Billington
Evelyn Lea Hennen, m. Alvin D. Brantner
Grandpa Hennen died over seas during WWII.
Gordon E. Hennen
Silver Star
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS
DURING World War II
Service: Army
Division: 9th Infantry Division
GENERAL ORDERS:
Headquarters, 9th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 83 (1944)
CITATION:
(Citation Needed): Gordon E. Hennen, United States Army, is reported to have been awarded the Silver Star under the below-listed General Orders for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 9th Infantry Division during World War II.
He was also awarded the Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Son of Albert Monroe and Anna Emmaline (Frazier) Hennen.
In 1929, married Ruth Eugene Banner.
To this union three children were born:
Hildred Cathleen Hennen (1931-2011) m. Harold Eugene Shoop
Harold Lloyd Hennen, m. Marjory Billington
Evelyn Lea Hennen, m. Alvin D. Brantner
Grandpa Hennen died over seas during WWII.
Inscription
SSGT 39 INF 9 DIV MISSOURI
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Missouri.
Family Members
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