Gordon B Grooms
MilitaryAwarded Purple Heart, per General Orders No. 44, 9 August 1944, for wounds received on 27 May 1944 as a result of enemy action in the ETO.
Transferred to 2151st EAFFP per Para. 12, SO#13, Hqs., IX Tactical Air Command, dated 2 May 1944.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Platoon
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Air base
- Unit Hierarchy: Platoon
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Air base
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 576th Bomb Squadron 2018th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
- Service Numbers: 33539919
- Highest Rank: Technician Fifth Grade
- Role/Job: Fire Fighter
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2018th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon 2151st Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
- Service Numbers: 33221298
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Role/Job: Fire Fighter
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2018th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
- Service Numbers: 35540088
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Role/Job: Fire Fighter
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2018th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
- Service Numbers: 36262644
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Role/Job: Fire Fighter
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Fort Oglethorpe, GA, USA | 26 January 1943 | |
| Huntingdon, TN 38344, USA | |||
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Born |
Tennessee, USA |