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Gordon, Richard M.

Date of birth:
November 10th, 1921 (New York City/New York, United States)
Date of death:
July 26th, 2003 (Schenectady/New York, United States)
Buried on:
Arlington National Cemetery
Plot: 1. Grave: 241-WS.
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

Major Richard Gordon enlisted as Corporal in August 1940 and was subsequently captured in 1942 at Bataan. He founded the "The Battling Bastards of Bataan" and wrote the book "Horyo: Memoirs of an American POW".

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