Son of Ira Leonard Gordon who resided in Arlington, Texas.
Ira served as a First Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-17 #42-30728, 368th Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Tarrant County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 6, 1942 in Dallas, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
Ira was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was shot down by ME109s and crashed near Sedan, France during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He is interred at Epinal "Side by Side" with two other crew members noted below: 1st Lt. Joseph M. Gay and S/Sgt Steve J. Krisko.
Service # O-681387
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Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-30728:
Gay, Joseph M, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, D.C.
Gordon, Ira L ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, TX
Krisko, Steve J ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, PA
Nitti, Bernard J ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, NJ
Info on Crew Members being interred "Side By Side" at Epinal submitted by Dwight "Andy" Anderson
Airmen who became POW's from
B-17 #42-30728:
Brofford, Louis ~ T/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, OH
Danielson, Eric G, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, CT
Harmston, Howard ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MO
Hughes, Paul F ~ Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, PA
Lilja, George E ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, NY
McCauley, Daniel ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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"On his seventh bombing raid, 25 February, 1944, loaded with bombs to be dropped on Augsburg, Germany, his bomber was shot down by a flight of jet fighter planes. Lloyd and three others of his crew were killed, and the other six were taken prisoner. He was buried by the French in a little village called Hannogne-Saint-Martin, near Molieres, France. Eight months later, after the Germans were driven out, his body was moved to Champigneul, a military cemetery near Epernay. The four buddies of the crew who were killed lie buried side by side. The parents requested that the officials in charge of relocation of the soldiers dead in France to place the four together in their permanent resting place in the New Cemetery at Epinal, France."
From Descendants of Giles Gordon of Salem Virginia by Rev. Archey W. Gordon & John B. Gordon 1948.
Ira served as a First Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-17 #42-30728, 368th Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Tarrant County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 6, 1942 in Dallas, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
Ira was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was shot down by ME109s and crashed near Sedan, France during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He is interred at Epinal "Side by Side" with two other crew members noted below: 1st Lt. Joseph M. Gay and S/Sgt Steve J. Krisko.
Service # O-681387
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-30728:
Gay, Joseph M, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, D.C.
Gordon, Ira L ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, TX
Krisko, Steve J ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, PA
Nitti, Bernard J ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, NJ
Info on Crew Members being interred "Side By Side" at Epinal submitted by Dwight "Andy" Anderson
Airmen who became POW's from
B-17 #42-30728:
Brofford, Louis ~ T/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, OH
Danielson, Eric G, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, CT
Harmston, Howard ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MO
Hughes, Paul F ~ Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, PA
Lilja, George E ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, NY
McCauley, Daniel ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"On his seventh bombing raid, 25 February, 1944, loaded with bombs to be dropped on Augsburg, Germany, his bomber was shot down by a flight of jet fighter planes. Lloyd and three others of his crew were killed, and the other six were taken prisoner. He was buried by the French in a little village called Hannogne-Saint-Martin, near Molieres, France. Eight months later, after the Germans were driven out, his body was moved to Champigneul, a military cemetery near Epernay. The four buddies of the crew who were killed lie buried side by side. The parents requested that the officials in charge of relocation of the soldiers dead in France to place the four together in their permanent resting place in the New Cemetery at Epinal, France."
From Descendants of Giles Gordon of Salem Virginia by Rev. Archey W. Gordon & John B. Gordon 1948.
Son of Ira Leonard Gordon who resided in Arlington, Texas.
Ira served as a First Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-17 #42-30728, 368th Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Tarrant County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 6, 1942 in Dallas, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
Ira was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was shot down by ME109s and crashed near Sedan, France during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He is interred at Epinal "Side by Side" with two other crew members noted below: 1st Lt. Joseph M. Gay and S/Sgt Steve J. Krisko.
Service # O-681387
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-30728:
Gay, Joseph M, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, D.C.
Gordon, Ira L ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, TX
Krisko, Steve J ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, PA
Nitti, Bernard J ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, NJ
Info on Crew Members being interred "Side By Side" at Epinal submitted by Dwight "Andy" Anderson
Airmen who became POW's from
B-17 #42-30728:
Brofford, Louis ~ T/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, OH
Danielson, Eric G, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, CT
Harmston, Howard ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MO
Hughes, Paul F ~ Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, PA
Lilja, George E ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, NY
McCauley, Daniel ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"On his seventh bombing raid, 25 February, 1944, loaded with bombs to be dropped on Augsburg, Germany, his bomber was shot down by a flight of jet fighter planes. Lloyd and three others of his crew were killed, and the other six were taken prisoner. He was buried by the French in a little village called Hannogne-Saint-Martin, near Molieres, France. Eight months later, after the Germans were driven out, his body was moved to Champigneul, a military cemetery near Epernay. The four buddies of the crew who were killed lie buried side by side. The parents requested that the officials in charge of relocation of the soldiers dead in France to place the four together in their permanent resting place in the New Cemetery at Epinal, France."
From Descendants of Giles Gordon of Salem Virginia by Rev. Archey W. Gordon & John B. Gordon 1948.
Ira served as a First Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-17 #42-30728, 368th Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Tarrant County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 6, 1942 in Dallas, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
Ira was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 was shot down by ME109s and crashed near Sedan, France during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He is interred at Epinal "Side by Side" with two other crew members noted below: 1st Lt. Joseph M. Gay and S/Sgt Steve J. Krisko.
Service # O-681387
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-30728:
Gay, Joseph M, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, D.C.
Gordon, Ira L ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, TX
Krisko, Steve J ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, PA
Nitti, Bernard J ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, NJ
Info on Crew Members being interred "Side By Side" at Epinal submitted by Dwight "Andy" Anderson
Airmen who became POW's from
B-17 #42-30728:
Brofford, Louis ~ T/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, OH
Danielson, Eric G, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, CT
Harmston, Howard ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MO
Hughes, Paul F ~ Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, PA
Lilja, George E ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, NY
McCauley, Daniel ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"On his seventh bombing raid, 25 February, 1944, loaded with bombs to be dropped on Augsburg, Germany, his bomber was shot down by a flight of jet fighter planes. Lloyd and three others of his crew were killed, and the other six were taken prisoner. He was buried by the French in a little village called Hannogne-Saint-Martin, near Molieres, France. Eight months later, after the Germans were driven out, his body was moved to Champigneul, a military cemetery near Epernay. The four buddies of the crew who were killed lie buried side by side. The parents requested that the officials in charge of relocation of the soldiers dead in France to place the four together in their permanent resting place in the New Cemetery at Epinal, France."
From Descendants of Giles Gordon of Salem Virginia by Rev. Archey W. Gordon & John B. Gordon 1948.
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