Fred Gordon

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-24 #42-50322. Killed in Action (KIA).



This is my Great Uncle Fred, the half-brother of my Grandmother, Edith Gordon Fein. We have several pictures of him hanging on our wall, and are always eager to find out anything about him. We are Jewish and are proud that our Great Uncle went missing after successfully blasting Nazis and fascists and their allies.

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'

453rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-50322

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lecuinstor, Massachusetts, USA

Other

Missing In Action (MIA), Presumed Dead, Unrecoverable

Germany 29 April 1944 AG 704 Dead (9 Sep 49) EAR/gmv/10672/11010 MEMORANDUM FOR: Officer in Charge, Casualty Section Personnel Actions Branch, AGO SUBJECT: Report of Death 1. The following-named Air Corps personnel were reported missing in action on 29 April 1944, while in flying pay status, by ETO ShipmentNo. 060: 1st Lt Skidgell, John W. 0663672 *1st Lt Tye, Francis R 0737902 2d Lt Gordon Fein 0809351 2d Larson, Willard R. 0685251 S Sgt Hills, Kenyon, G. 11102662 S Sgt Mackey, Maruiece P 18183067

Enlisted

Enlisted

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Removed a "dash" in the S/N to aid clarity & consistency.

 

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Contributorfeinfamily
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We are the family of Fred Gordon and are using a FOIA for reference from the IDPF for Fred Gordon.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4493 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database