Gordon Henry Porter (1913 - 1944)

Born 23 Nov 1913 in Madison, Madison, Florida, United States

Ancestors

Died 22 Dec 1944 at age 31 in Bastogne, Luxembourg, Belgium

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Biography

Gordon was born in 1913. He is the son of James Porter and Ethel Slaughter. My Great Uncle Gordon made the ultimate sacrifice for his country December 22, 1944. He and his younger brother Charles both enlisted in the US Army March 24, 1941. Their 2 year enlistment was extended when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941. Gordon died just over 3 years later at the Siege of Bastongne in Belgium. He was originally buried in France. His mother Tothie wanted him home. She wrote countless letters pleading with the War Department to have her son returned to her. After a four year struggle, Gordon was finally returned to the United States and buried at Barrancas National Cemetery in Florida. Thank you Uncle Gordon for your sacrifice. I want to make sure you are not forgotten.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNYB-J2S : accessed 20 March 2020), Gordon Porter in household of J V Porter, Madison, Madison, Florida, United States; citing ED 101, sheet 15A, line 19, family 288, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 225; FHL microfilm 1,820,225.

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