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CWO John Benjamin "Johnny" Gordon
21 Dec 1924 – 9 Sep 1962
| Birth | 21 Dec 1924 |
| Death | 9 Sep 1962 |
| Cemetery | Resthaven Memorial Park Corsicana , Navarro County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Suzanne Tarkington on 03 Jan 2013 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103053387 |
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Sourced in part from The Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light (Corsicana, TX); 25 Sep 1962, p. 2 John Benjamin "Johnny" Gordon B: 21 Dec 1924 in Corsicana, TX D: 9 Sep 1962 at El Toro Marine Base, Orange Co., CA, at 37 CAREER: Career military CHILD OF: Samuel O. Gordon Jr. and Mary S. Hansen BEREAVED: Parents: Samuel O. Gordon Jr. and Mary S. (Hansen) Gordon, Corsicana, TX; brothers: D.A. Gordon, Fort Worth, TX; Roy Allen Gordon, Corsicana, TX; sisters: Mrs. Jack Smith, Mrs. Cody Brown, Mrs. Nick McCollum, Mrs. Robert Burch, all of Corsicana, TX; Mrs. L.J. Hawker and Mrs. R.M. Kinnemore, both of Fort Worth, TX; Mrs. John Gergmo of Illinois; Mrs. Don T. Wilton of California; other relatives MILITARY: 20 years active service with the U.S. Marine Corps; veteran of WWII and Korea; received the Navy and Marine Corps medal, Navy and Army presidential citation, four good conduct medals FUNERAL: 17 Sep 1962 memorial service at the U.S. Marines chapel; 24 Sep 1962 at 4 PM from Corley Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Resthaven Memorial Park, Corsicana, TX
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- Pansy Gordon Smith 1908–1978
- Dewey Andrew Gordon 1909–1975
- Gladys Katherine Gordon Brown 1911–1995
- Lillie Mae Gordon McCollum 1912–2005
- Sterling Oscar Gordon 1914–1961
- Hazel Dorothy Gordon Hawker 1916–1983
- Ruth Irene Gordon Kennemore 1919–2015
- Roy Allen "Buddy" Gordon 1923–1987
- Velma Marie Gordon Wilton 1929–2017
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