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Edward L Gordon

13 Jul 1918 – 5 Apr 1983

Birth	13 Jul 1918
Death	5 Apr 1983
Cemetery	Riverside National Cemetery Riverside , Riverside County , California , USA
Added by	Elly Armstrong on 09 Jan 2013
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3812904

Bio

Served his country in the Air Corp. Finished his missions and volunteered for another. During this mission, enemy fire left him paralyzed. He and others with spinal injuries were sent to a VA hospital to die as the medical community did not know how to treat this type of injury. Amazingly a large number of them survived, Edward included. He married his nurse, and they continued their bond til his death. His nickname was 'Shorty'. I asked another of the spinal cord injured VETS if he know if Ed was called Shorty before or after he required the wheel chair. He laughed and said that Ed had not been very tall before his injury.

Inscription

1ST LT, US ARMY

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Family

Parents

• Edward Zenus "Ed" Gordon 1886–1944
• Edna O Morris Gordon 1887–1950

Spouse

• Jean Kelley Gordon 1924–1992

Siblings

• Cecil E Gordon 1906–1986
• Joe Bailey Gordon 1908–1926
• Clayton Pierce Gordon 1909–1946
• William Perry Gordon 1911–1912
• Fay Gordon 1913–1931
• Loyd Gordon 1915–1988
• Infant girl Gordon 1917–1917
• Katy Loulene Gordon Warren 1920–2009

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